Re: define more partitions in freebsd
thanks guys, i understand another solution is GPT partitioning. but i prefer to have more partitions in traditional freebsd (with MBR table i think). using GPT is the last solution for me. i should create more than 8 partitions with gpart command (flag n which identifies entries) but i have errors when using it. is there any special option which should be included in kernel in order to use gpart with flag n? any one test it before? thanks in advance, SAM On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Carl Johnson ca...@peak.org wrote: s m sam.gh1...@gmail.com writes: hello all i want to install freebsd8.2 on my system. for some reasons, i need partitions more than 6. my freebsd just allow me to define partitions from a to h, not any more. i checked FreeBSD handbook, but it doesn't say anything about defining more partitions. my question is: how can i define more partitions on my freebsd? (for example, ad3s1a, ..., ad3s1h, ad3s1i, ad3s1j, ...). any comments or hints are appreciated. SAM Others have already commented that GPT labels are better, but I think that you can have more than 8 partitions. I remember a posting a while back that the maximum had been increased. You will have to experiment if you want to do this, but gpart shows an example that uses 20 partitions: '/sbin/gpart create -s BSD -n 20 ada0s1'. I also don't know that bsdlabel will handle these, so you definitely should experiment first. -- Carl Johnsonca...@peak.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: openvpn and tap device
I had to use tap0 instead of tun0 to get a connexion. I first create it with ifconfig tap0 create and then make the connexion with openvpn --config your-config-file.ovpn --dev tap0. This works for me. 2013/6/1 Teske, Devin devin.te...@fisglobal.com On May 29, 2013, at 8:52 AM, Pol Hallen wrote: It's a while since I looked at OpenVPN, so this is from unreliable memory, but IIRC it uses tap devices under Windows and tun devices under Unix(ish) OSes. Do you see tun0 appear? sorry for the mistake: tun device I don't have any tun devices but I can use openvpn to connect to other vpn client tun devices are used with software like vpnc in my experience. -- Devin _ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org -- Beni Brinckman. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: define more partitions in freebsd
On Sun, 2 Jun 2013 11:35:58 +0430 s m wrote: thanks guys, i understand another solution is GPT partitioning. but i prefer to have more partitions in traditional freebsd (with MBR table i think). using GPT is the last solution for me. i should create more than 8 partitions with gpart command (flag n which identifies entries) but i have errors when using it. is there any special option which should be included in kernel in order to use gpart with flag n? any one test it before? IIRC it's possible to label traditional BSD partitions recursively allowing an unlimited number e.g. if you relabel ad0S1f you can have ad0S1fa, ad0S1fb etc ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: define more partitions in freebsd
thanks RW, do you have any suggestions how i can do that? with gpart command? On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 3:51 PM, RW rwmailli...@googlemail.com wrote: On Sun, 2 Jun 2013 11:35:58 +0430 s m wrote: thanks guys, i understand another solution is GPT partitioning. but i prefer to have more partitions in traditional freebsd (with MBR table i think). using GPT is the last solution for me. i should create more than 8 partitions with gpart command (flag n which identifies entries) but i have errors when using it. is there any special option which should be included in kernel in order to use gpart with flag n? any one test it before? IIRC it's possible to label traditional BSD partitions recursively allowing an unlimited number e.g. if you relabel ad0S1f you can have ad0S1fa, ad0S1fb etc ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org -- *Sa.M* ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: define more partitions in freebsd
s m sam.gh1...@gmail.com writes: thanks guys, i understand another solution is GPT partitioning. but i prefer to have more partitions in traditional freebsd (with MBR table i think). using GPT is the last solution for me. i should create more than 8 partitions with gpart command (flag n which identifies entries) but i have errors when using it. is there any special option which should be included in kernel in order to use gpart with flag n? any one test it before? thanks in advance, I just tried it on a FreeBSD 8.3 system without any problems. You will need to explain what kind of errors you had before anybody can help you. I used a zfs volume for testing as follows: gpart create -s MBR /dev/zvol/zpool/v/gtest gpart add -t freebsd /dev/zvol/zpool/v/gtest gpart create -s BSD -n 20 zvol/zpool/v/gtests1 gpart add -t freebsd-ufs -s 1G zvol/zpool/v/gtests1 gpart add -t freebsd-swap -s 2G zvol/zpool/v/gtests1 # add several more freebsd-ufs # output from 'gpart show zvol/zpool/v/gtests1' = 0 41942943 zvol/zpool/v/gtests1 BSD (20G) 0 2097152 1 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 2097152 4194304 2 freebsd-swap (2.0G) 6291456 2097152 4 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 8388608 2097152 5 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 10485760 2097152 6 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 12582912 2097152 7 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 14680064 2097152 8 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 16777216 2097152 9 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 18874368 209715210 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 20971520 209715211 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 23068672 209715212 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 25165824 209715213 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 27262976 209715214 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 29360128 209715215 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 31457280 209715216 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 33554432 209715217 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 35651584 209715218 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 37748736 209715219 freebsd-ufs (1.0G) 39845888 209705520 freebsd-ufs (1G) # output from 'disklabel zvol/zpool/v/gtests1' # /dev/zvol/zpool/v/gtests1: 20 partitions: # size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] a:2097152 04.2BSD0 0 0 b:41943042097152 swap c: 41942943 0unused0 0 # raw part, don't edit d:209715262914564.2BSD0 0 0 e:209715283886084.2BSD0 0 0 f:2097152 104857604.2BSD0 0 0 g:2097152 125829124.2BSD0 0 0 h:2097152 146800644.2BSD0 0 0 i:2097152 167772164.2BSD0 0 0 j:2097152 188743684.2BSD0 0 0 k:2097152 209715204.2BSD0 0 0 l:2097152 230686724.2BSD0 0 0 m:2097152 251658244.2BSD0 0 0 n:2097152 272629764.2BSD0 0 0 o:2097152 293601284.2BSD0 0 0 p:2097152 314572804.2BSD0 0 0 q:2097152 335544324.2BSD0 0 0 r:2097152 356515844.2BSD0 0 0 s:2097152 377487364.2BSD0 0 0 t:2097055 398458884.2BSD0 0 0 I also tried newfs on all the ufs partitions without problems. I just tried this on a FreeBSD 8.2 system and it works there as well. -- Carl Johnsonca...@peak.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Max top end computer for Freebsd to run on
I'm a sub second speed freak. What is the max number of cpu's and memory size that Freebsd can handle? Can it handle 16 4ghz cpu's and 32gb of memory? I need a gaming server with some really big balls for hundreds of jails. Money is not a deciding factor here, horse power is. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Max top end computer for Freebsd to run on
You mean like a high end rack mount server that's FreeBSD's primary use? One catch about ram, the faster ram comes in smaller sticks. I have four 8Gb sticks for 32Gb, but it's not the fastest ram. The fastest ram tends to be 2Gb sticks. At the moment, FreeBSD's set to a max of 64 cores on amd64, that's threads for Intel, but it can be changed if you actually need it. Newegg has a quad socket xeon 4U system that has a total of 40 cores/80 threads, and comes with 128GB of ram. It will set you back over $30k. You'll need to make a compromise about memory and cpu. A lot of games aren't overly multithreaded because most people aren't even quad core yet. The fastest per core processors aren't the fastest overall. Look at cpubenchmark.net's top speed page and compare it to the single threaded page. Which do you think will do a game better and which will do 100 jails better? On 6/2/2013 3:34 PM, Fbsd8 wrote: I'm a sub second speed freak. What is the max number of cpu's and memory size that Freebsd can handle? Can it handle 16 4ghz cpu's and 32gb of memory? I need a gaming server with some really big balls for hundreds of jails. Money is not a deciding factor here, horse power is. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
New LGA1150 / C222, C224 Xeons
Hi - I am trying to replace an aging workstation on its last legs and have been waiting on the release of the new Intel hardware. They did so this weekend and I am leaning towards the E3-1245V3 over the vanilla i7s because of the extended page support for virutualization. So.. before I get knee deep into it.. am I going to be ok with the latest current and that cpu/chipset? I think the chipset has been for a little while. In fact, FreeBSD will be one of the virtualizations - i was pretty happy with another setup where FreeBSD was installed to disk and then virtualbox run using that image. Thanks for any warnings/insights, etc. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Sound cards
Hi all - I may be building a system which does not have any onboard sounds thus need to find either a pci-e or usb solution which will work with FreeBSD. I've combed newegg and have to say I never realized how crappy the sound cards have become - that used to be a big thing back in the day! Could any of you who have installed something of -recent- vintage which worked well post the make/model? I just need something for basic audio, nothing superduper. TIA ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Max top end computer for Freebsd to run on
Several modest servers applied well will take you further than one big iron—and for less cost. -- James. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Max top end computer for Freebsd to run on
James wrote: Several modest servers applied well will take you further than one big iron—and for less cost. James I agree. I have witnessed the benefit of what you say. Putting your faith in one big server can be a problem if the box fails, especially hardware failure. Keeping a spare server in a rack that can be switched in to service quickly can save you if one dies. Time (waiting for parts), most failures are hardware if your running FreeBSD. Even most Linux boxes. ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + email: n...@hdk5.net All that's really worth doing is what we do for others.- Lewis Carrol ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
