Advanced Format Drive ? GPT ?

[Al Plant]

Warren Block wrote:
> 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).


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>> 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.
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Thanks,, For the sage advice.

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