Newfs without /usr/home

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I am trying to re-install FreeBSD and have a previous separate /home partition which I wish to preserve. I started the installation from the CD and when I got to the Fdisk menu I set the / partition as bootable and moved on to the disk label editor. Here I am stuck. What do I do to install without a /usr/home so that the original partition is kept?

Additionally, I already did this re-installation and upon rebooting I discovered that my original /home partition was not included. I am assuming that all is fine with that and redoing it properly will be able to include it. Yes, the information is backed up in case I make a mistake.
 
OJ said:
What do I do to install without a /usr/home so that the original partition is kept?
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Most probably nothing. sysinstall will extract the "home" directory from the base distribution. When you boot into the new installation, simply modify the new /etc/fstab and add a proper entry pointing to your old home partition.
 
That makes sense. I just did it now, and unfortunately must have made a mistake. I copied the bootable root partition entry and used the designation of ad10s2 (which is what fdisk indicated), and called it /home. Now I can't boot. I'll have to read more about how /etc/fstab is written. Also, here is my chance to learn how to use the livefs CD which I'm downloading as I write this. :)
 
It should be something like this:
Code: 
/dev/ad10s2d /home ufs rw,noatime 2 2

Have you tried booting into single-user mode?
 
Single mode doesn't work. However I figured out how to use the livefs CD, so I was able to reverse the situation. I didn't realize that /etc/fstab was so sensitive.

Anyway, I have the right /dev information now and I can mount the partition like this:
Code: 
mount /dev/ad10s2b /home
So I put this in my /etc/fstab:
Code: 
/dev/ad10s2b            /home           ufs     rw              1       2
Now it boots, and I can access the separate /home partition as usual. Thanks for the help Beastie.
 
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