On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 03:10:48 -0500 CyberLeo Kitsana <cyberleo at cyberleo.net> wrote: > # gpart add -b 63 -s 1048500 -t freebsd md0 You could simplify it by using: gpart add -b 63 -t freebsd md0 > # gpart add -b 16 -s 1048484 -t freebsd-ufs md0s1 Likewise: gpart add -b 16 -t freebsd-ufs md0s1 Or, if you want to specify a size, you can use "-s 512m" -- Bruce Cran