I need some swap partion help on new 10.1 install

[Chris H]

On Mon, 5 Jan 2015 16:50:29 -0600 Bob Willcox <bob at immure.com> wrote

> On Sun, Jan 04, 2015 at 06:37:18PM -0700, Warren Block wrote:
> > On Sat, 3 Jan 2015, Michael Butler wrote:
> > 
> > > On 01/03/15 19:35, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> > >
> > > [ .. snip .. ]
> > >
> > >> As per an earlier suggestion, did you put:
> > >>  kern.geom.label.gpt.enable=0
> > >> into /boot/loader.conf? If so, that's why you lack a /dev/gpt label.
> > >> This is usually a "friendlier" string than the diskid, but both work
> > >> equally well.
> > >
> > > bsdinstall does that on its own - you have to manually
> > > remove/comment/set to "1" after installation :-(
> > 
> > gpt, or gptid?  The first would be a terrible regression, the second, 
> > not so much.
> 
> The more I read of this thread the more confused I get. What should I have in
> /boot/loader.conf to get the old behavior with more traditional device names?
> 
> Also, if bsdinstall doesn't do this for me automatically, why did it put
> /dev/ada0p2 in the fstab for swap?
I imagine this has probably been addressed/responded to, but...
For the sake of confusion;
MBR - so-called "legacy" is probably the version you are most
accustomed to seeing:
/dev/adaNpN

GPT gpart(8)/glabal(8) is the newer alternative. It creates more
*human readable* names, eg;
/gpt/my-bright-shiny-root
/gpt/my-new-usr
/gpt/my-yadda-yadda-yadda

GPTID is yet another alternative. You used it to get your
swap mounted.

I suggested using a GPT setup because;
 - Your disk indicated it had a label
 - The names are easier to read/identify

Adding

kern.geom.label.gpt.enable=1

to loader.conf(5) will give you that (/boot/loader.conf)

In the end, it's all a matter of personal preference. Use what you
think works best for you, you're most comfortable with. *Do* read
the appropriate man pages, to insure you'll be using one that
will *continue* to work with you.

--Chris
> 
> Bob
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