Advanced Format Drive ? GPT ?

[Warren Block]

On Thu, 15 Nov 2012, Al Plant wrote:

> I looked over the GPT sample and have a question.
>
> In the fstab entries, something that uses msdosfs, (thumb drive maybe).
>
> Can you enter it directly in the fstab after the basic partitions and other 
> /dev have been entered in the initial setup?

Short answer: yes, but...

Longer answer: most flash drives have an MBR partition setup with one 
partition filling the whole device.  Since it's not GPT, it won't/can't 
have GPT labels on the partitions.  But the GEOM system will create a 
label for the MSDOS filesystem if it has been given a volume name.  That 
label will appear in /dev/msdosfs/ and can be used in an /etc/fstab 
entry.