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Date:      Sun, 27 Feb 2000 00:59:30 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Marc Frajola <marc@enginet.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: How to fdisk/disklabel whole disk for FreeBSD from command line?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002270055190.63350-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <200002262003.MAA13658@enginet.com>

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On Sat, 26 Feb 2000, Marc Frajola wrote:

> Hi...
> 
>     I have spent a bit of time messing around with the command-line
> fdisk and disklabel commands, and have been unable to setup a proper
> fdisk and FreeBSD partition label solely from the command line.

Somebody didn't check the usual places! :)

http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/formatting-media/

Also if you are on a recent (3.4?) -STABLE or -CURRENT you have the
dangerous yet handy fdisk -e option.

You will certainly want to steal my code from the 'install' PicoBSD
floppy, which fdisk, disklabels, and newfs's the target disk
automatically.  

Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu     |  www.FreeBSD.org



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