On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Daniel O'Connor <docon...@gsoft.com.au>wrote:
> [ -current CC dropped ] > On Mon, 9 Nov 2009, O. Hartmann wrote: > > I try to install a fresh new FreeBSD 8.0-RC2 (from snapshot-DVD) on a > > barndnew harddrive. As far as I recall partitioning a disk is now > > done via gpart and the limitation of having only 8 (-2) partitions > > from a through h except b and c is now obsoleted. When dropping into > > the installation process, I realised that the 8 partition boundary is > > still present. > > Is there a howto (I searched the wiki and lists without success)? I > > read a lot about how to install FreeBSD on op of a complete ZFS > > infrastructure, but key issue seems to be a hands-on partitioning of > > the target haddrive via the fixit procedure. > > sysinstall does not [yet] do GPT partitions, I believe someone is > working on patches but I have no idea what state they are in. > > Progressing nicely, but still quite a ways off from being ready. ;) -- randi _______________________________________________ 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"
