On Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 03:42:53AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 11:07:58AM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> I tried using fdisk first, same problem, won't let me write to the disk. > >> > >> Do you will use the entire disk in one partition ? If so, just do: > >> newfs /dev/ad4 > >> > > yes you can. i actually do this > > Isn't this what's called "Dangerously Dedicated" mode, and is considered > "very risky behaviour" on FreeBSD nowadays?
It is what is called 'dangerously dedicated' but the 'nowdays' thing is not relevant. It is as old as the slice/partition framework. It is probably not a good name for it because it is not risky for the system you are using it on. It's only problem is if you want to read/write the disk in a different system. You might not be able to do it because it does not follow the most standard way. It is not a problem for a disk that is only used on FreeBSD. On the other hand, I see no reason to not use the slice+partition system that is most standard. fdisk to create slices and bsdlabel to create partitions and then newfs each partition except swap. ////jerry > > I would be wary of doing it that way. Using slices is the preferred > method, e.g. newfs /dev/ad4s1a. > > -- > | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | > | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | > | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | > | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB | > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
