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Fdisk is only used to create slices (MBR partitions). It will not create labels.
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Yes indeed, it only creates /dev/ad0s3. These labels were leftovers from my prior mess-ups, so I got confused.
By default, if I do a
bsdlabel -w /dev/ad0s3
then
bsdlabel -e /dev/ad0s3
I see partitions "a" and "c" in vi.
In my last post I was asking about this "a" partition. Isn't it always used for the system's root filesystem "/"?
From your first reply, you suggested I create a "d" partition:
Code:
/dev/ad0s1a / bla,bla,bla
/dev/ad0s2d /home bla,bla,bla
Should I NOT use the default "a" and change it instead to "d"?
That's what I'm doing. Is it the proper way to do it?
1. fdisk -u ad0 ; follow the steps and add a third slice
2. bsdlabel -w /dev/ad0s3 ; this creates /dev/ad0s3a and /dev/ad0s3c
3. bsdlabel -e /dev/ad0s3 ; change "a" to "d" and save
4. now there's /dev/ad0s3c and /dev/ad0s3d
5. newfs -U /dev/ad0s3d
6. mount /dev/ad0s3d /mnt/new