From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 10 16:56:36 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7E1C1065672 for ; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:56:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from talon@lpthe.jussieu.fr) Received: from shiva.jussieu.fr (shiva.jussieu.fr [134.157.0.129]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 502438FC12 for ; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:56:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr [134.157.10.1]) by shiva.jussieu.fr (8.14.4/jtpda-5.4) with ESMTP id p8AGhP2q049962 for ; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:43:25 +0200 (CEST) X-Ids: 164 Received: from niobe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (niobe.lpthe.jussieu.fr [134.157.10.41]) by parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id A214E20488 for ; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:44:01 +0200 (CEST) Received: by niobe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (Postfix, from userid 2005) id 8D34A40DE; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:44:01 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:44:01 +0200 From: Michel Talon To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110910164401.GA89611@lpthe.jussieu.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Miltered: at jchkmail.jussieu.fr with ID 4E6B93D2.001 by Joe's j-chkmail (http : // j-chkmail dot ensmp dot fr)! X-j-chkmail-Enveloppe: 4E6B93D2.001/134.157.10.1/parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr/parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr/ Subject: Re: returning to 8.2 from 9.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:56:36 -0000 Fbsd8 wrote: > How do I fix the HD so 8.2 will install? man gpart, in particular the RECOVERING section. there are 2 copies of the GPT you have erased only one. See gpart recover and gpart destroy. By the way FreeBSD-8.2 has the gpart utility so i suppose installation on GPT is possible. And as far as i have seen, FreeBSD9 seems an extremely nice release, with tons of exciting new stuff. The new installer is *very* efficient, the system is fast, even with witness, I don't see many reasons to come back to 8.2. -- Michel TALON