G gianD748 Jun 16, 2010 #1 Hello, I have one slice of my HD that is FAT type. I was thaught to install windows as second OS but I changed idea. I would like to format this slice in BSD format. Could you send to me some links where there is written the way to do so? many thanks gian
Hello, I have one slice of my HD that is FAT type. I was thaught to install windows as second OS but I changed idea. I would like to format this slice in BSD format. Could you send to me some links where there is written the way to do so? many thanks gian
B Beastie Jun 16, 2010 #2 Create labels: # bsdlabel -w /dev/adNsM Newfs partition a: # newfs -U /dev/adNsMa And you may need to change the slice's sysid to 165 using # fdisk -u /dev/adN. N is the appropriate ATA disk number (starts at 0) and M is the appropriate slice number (starts at 1).
Create labels: # bsdlabel -w /dev/adNsM Newfs partition a: # newfs -U /dev/adNsMa And you may need to change the slice's sysid to 165 using # fdisk -u /dev/adN. N is the appropriate ATA disk number (starts at 0) and M is the appropriate slice number (starts at 1).
SirDice Administrator Staff member Administrator Moderator Jun 18, 2010 #4 The handbook has some information: Handbook: 18.3 Adding Disks
