freebsd / gpt boot

[Steven Hartland]

The following worked for me on 8TB array:

Add slices as needed (modify sizes as required):
    gpart add -s 128K -t freebsd-boot da0
    gpart add -s 1G -t freebsd-ufs -l root da0
    gpart add -s 10G -t freebsd-swap -l swap da0
    gpart add ...

Then for installing the bootcode:
    gpart bootcode -b /mnt2/boot/pmbr -p /mnt2/boot/gptboot -i 1 da0

>From re-reading you initial post the problem seems to be that its
not mounting root correctly is that the case, as you don't explicitly
say what the error is your getting?

    Regards
    Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Jacob Muller" <freebsd-stable at adam.gs>


I'm assuming your referring to " FreeBSD 8 GPT install, how?" thread you originated?
While that thread covers generically installing on GPT, it does not cover this issue.


Also, even after adjusting a few things -- using gpart instead of gpt to make partitions and "gpart bootcode" instead of "gpt 
boot" which is the only difference between what these faqs suggest and what I was doing -- I am still encountering the same issue.


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