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diff --git a/en/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml b/en/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index ee74a49501..0000000000 --- a/en/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,165 +0,0 @@ -<chapter id="disks"> - <title>Disks</title> - - <para><emphasis>Contributed by &a.obrien; 26 April 1998</emphasis></para> - - <para>Lets say we want to add a new SCSI disk to a machine that currently - only has a single drive. First turn off the computer and install the - drive in the computer following the instructions of the computer, - controller, and drive manufacturer. Due the wide variations of procedures - to do this, the details are beyond the scope of this document.</para> - - <para>Login as user <username>root</username>. After you've installed the - drive, inspect <filename>/var/run/dmesg.boot</filename> to ensure the new - disk was found. Continuing with our example, the newly added drive will be - <filename>sd1</filename> and we want to mount it on - <filename>/1</filename>. (if you are adding an IDE drive substitute - <filename>wd</filename> for <filename>sd</filename>)</para> - - <para>Because FreeBSD runs on IBM-PC compatible computers, it must take into - account the PC BIOS partitions. These are different from the traditional - BSD partitions. A PC disk has up to four BIOS partition entries. If the - disk is going to be truly dedicated to FreeBSD, you can use the - <emphasis>dedicated</emphasis> mode. Otherwise, FreeBSD will have to live - with in one of the PC BIOS partitions. FreeBSD calls the PC BIOS - partitions, <emphasis>slices</emphasis> so as not to confuse them with - traditional BSD partitions. You may also use slices on a disk that is - dedicated to FreeBSD, but used in a computer that also has another - operating system installed. This is to not confuse the - <command>fdisk</command> utility of the other operating system.</para> - - <para>In the slice case the drive will be added as - <filename>/dev/sd1s1e</filename>. This is read as: SCSI disk, unit number - 1 (second SCSI disk), slice 1 (PC BIOS partition 1), and - <filename>e</filename> BSD partition. In the dedicated case, the drive - will be added simply as <filename>/dev/sd1e</filename>.</para> - - <sect1> - <title>Using sysinstall</title> - - <para> You may use <command>/stand/sysinstall</command> to partition and - label a new disk using its easy to use menus. Either login as user - <username>root</username> or use the <command>su</command> command. Run - <command>/stand/sysinstall</command> and enter the - <literal>Configure</literal> menu. With in the <literal>FreeBSD - Configuration Menu</literal>, scroll down and select the - <literal>Partition</literal> item. Next you should be presented with a - list of hard drives installed in your system. If you do not see - <literal>sd1</literal> listed, you need to recheck your physical - installation and <command>dmesg</command> output in the file - <filename>/var/run/dmesg.boot</filename>.</para> - - <para>Select <literal>sd1</literal> to enter the <literal>FDISK Partition - Editor</literal>. Choose <literal>A</literal> to use the entire disk - for FreeBSD. When asked if you want to <quote>remain cooperative with - any future possible operating systems</quote>, answer - <literal>YES</literal>. Write the changes to the disk using - <command>W</command>. Now exit the FDISK editor using - <command>q</command>. Next you will be asked about the Master Boot - Record. Since you are adding a disk to an already running system, choose - <literal>None</literal>.</para> - - <para>Next enter the <literal>Disk Label Editor</literal>. This is where - you will create the traditional BSD partitions. A disk can have up to - eight partitions, labeled a-h. A few of the partition labels have - special uses. The <literal>a</literal> partition is used for the root - partition (<filename>/</filename>). Thus only your system disk (e.g, the - disk you boot from) should have an <literal>a</literal> partition. The - <literal>b</literal> partition is used for swap partitions, and you may - have many disks with swap partitions. The <literal>c</literal> partition - addresses the entire disk in dedicated mode, or the entire FreeBSD slice - in slice mode. The other partitions are for general use.</para> - - <para>Sysinstall's Label editor favors the <literal>e</literal> partition - for non-root, non-swap partitions. With in the Label editor, create a - single file system using <command>C</command>. When prompted if this - will be a FS (file system) or swap, choose <literal>FS</literal> and - give a mount point (e.g, <filename>/mnt</filename>). When adding a disk - in post-install mode, Sysinstall will not create entries in - <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> for you, so the mount point you specify - isn't important.</para> - - <para>You are now ready to write the new label to the disk and create a - file system on it. Do this by hitting <command>W</command>. Ignore any - errors from Sysinstall that it could not mount the new partition. Exit - the Label Editor and Sysinstall completely.</para> - - <para>The last step is to edit <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> to add an - entry for your new disk.</para> - </sect1> - - <sect1> - <title>Using command line utilities</title> - - <sect2> - <title>* Using Slices</title> - - <para></para> - </sect2> - - <sect2> - <title>Dedicated</title> - - <para>If you will not be sharing the new drive with another operating - system, you may use the <literal>dedicated</literal> mode. Remember - this mode can confuse Microsoft operating systems; however, no damage - will be done by them. IBM's OS/2 however, will - “appropriate” any partition it finds which it doesn't - understand.</para> - - <informalexample> - <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rsd1 bs=1k count=1</userinput> -&prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel -Brw sd1 auto</userinput> -&prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel -e sd</userinput>1 # create the `e' partition -&prompt.root; <userinput>newfs -d0 /dev/rsd1e</userinput> -&prompt.root; <userinput>mkdir -p /1</userinput> -&prompt.root; <userinput>vi /etc/fstab</userinput> # add an entry for /dev/sd1e -&prompt.root; <userinput>mount /1</userinput></screen> - </informalexample> - - <para>An alternate method is:</para> - - <informalexample> - <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rsd1 count=2</userinput> -&prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel /dev/rsd1 | disklabel -BrR sd1 /dev/stdin</userinput> -&prompt.root; <userinput>newfs /dev/rsd1e</userinput> -&prompt.root; <userinput>mkdir -p /1</userinput> -&prompt.root; <userinput>vi /etc/fstab</userinput> # add an entry for /dev/sd1e -&prompt.root; <userinput>mount /1</userinput></screen> - </informalexample> - </sect2> - </sect1> - - <sect1> - <title>* Non-traditional Drives</title> - - <sect2> - <title>* Zip Drives</title> - - <para></para> - </sect2> - - <sect2> - <title>* Jazz Drives</title> - - <para></para> - </sect2> - - <sect2> - <title>* Sequest Drives</title> - - <para></para> - </sect2> - </sect1> -</chapter> - -<!-- - Local Variables: - mode: sgml - sgml-declaration: "../chapter.decl" - sgml-indent-data: t - sgml-omittag: nil - sgml-always-quote-attributes: t - sgml-parent-document: ("../handbook.sgml" "part" "chapter") - End: ---> |