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Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:49:49 -0800
From: Robert Marella <traveling08@cox.net>
To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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Subject: Re: fdisk -B
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:48:52 +0100 (CET)
Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote:

> > and use the standard FreeBSD MBR ...without messing anything up.
> >
> > Can I perform the fdisk -B /dev/ad4 followed by fdisk -B /dev/ad6
> > from a livefs disk? Maybe fdisk -B /dev/mirror/gm0?
> 
> definitely /dev/mirror/gm0 not /dev/ad6
> 
I was figuring that I would have to boot to single user and do this but
I wanted some assurance. Thanks Wojciech for providing the
"confidence". All is well in the world again.

Robert