* Jerry McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-01-28 16:48 +0100]: > > a: 1048576 0 4.2BSD 2048 16384 8 > > b: 2097152 1048576 swap > > c: 156296322 0 unused 0 0 # "raw" part, don't edit > > d: 73400320 30408704 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28544 > > e: 2097152 3145728 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > > f: 12582912 5242880 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > > g: 12582912 17825792 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > > > > To use up the unused space, I believe I need to add the following line: > > > > h: 52487298 103809024 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > > That looks correct to me, though I wonder why you made a d: partition > out of order in there.
Hrmmm... I was not aware that I had until I did the calculations, and the partitions come from a clean install of 5.3 RELEASE. Weird. > In FreeBSD 4.xx disklabel, you can just put a '*' in for the size and > it will make a partition of all remaining unpartitioned space. I don't > have a 5.xx bsdlabel handy, but would be surprised if it didn't offer > that feature. I think I'll stick with the calculated value, as I don't want to risk it with my server. But, if I get a chance I'll try the *. > You will need to be booted in such a way as nothing on that slice > is mounted to be able to write the new label, I believe. Ah! That's what I was missing. Thanks for the tip, I'll try it out tomorrow and let the list know how it goes. Regards, -- dave [ please don't CC me ] _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
