From nobody Fri Jan 26 20:11:44 2024 X-Original-To: freebsd-current@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4TM83x2Dh6z58lqv for ; Fri, 26 Jan 2024 20:11:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fjwcash@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yw1-x1131.google.com (mail-yw1-x1131.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::1131]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1D4" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4TM83x0Phfz4G2j; Fri, 26 Jan 2024 20:11:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fjwcash@gmail.com) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: by mail-yw1-x1131.google.com with SMTP id 00721157ae682-602b7cef983so8305437b3.3; Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:11:57 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1706299915; x=1706904715; darn=freebsd.org; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=gQFrDWppXCqD7G6Ihu6H9d3HPz6vwpgtSRazXEFvJjA=; b=h6rqLGTkNGnuZRgKZI6T4tosTO6Hncs1xdvi7b+2K/GbgDRdgwPd4R+uGqsZXsk+iF E+5CNuwM9Y2mDJ37t8JvjZB+ekgTamtlGb8dtV3rNGaQIPehK+j+bNrmMAJjTux2GXtW 0zIa4vEhFu2gHJdYcHQcPpAavcMJX/6gCV9zCJqly+10rMdDSq4cX+BMV5zwBDCxXg4W 5UerP8T5IRlEBOU2gTVNive8mHq4G+I8qHHN8drWD8NhfDNo1hMsrrBTZHS5Clp9veg/ kzJ6wIVCFQJ1h2WHGs4//MLcyqfH5pAfyHSp/5OUZD8S9yU8Q5vNzVVVmh04EBc3Pl+f Palg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1706299915; x=1706904715; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=gQFrDWppXCqD7G6Ihu6H9d3HPz6vwpgtSRazXEFvJjA=; b=XiGtdjtf2c/KJ/TLwfJxA/ZNXZC2bhJmxsC35N78jNNovOuLz76Gz2KpPgnToSBj+J WyA0D6lqj9LEF6fmMDfqPL4jAiaCwURIZGasyxrjdj43+eN4reZ9abOSBXePU3ioLS8s bDif61hPn4tSJsf4Bm6Nb6Kd0cNUEmIZbkvZHvNBa61+SmDcHclQ3+m7LOIVqSoejCJ3 MtWzYVqypcOvW6aIFivPd1kBjkk5zBuaZG/dSjKWsfieRpBGpVhIq0pAh7jHnKJMPUmZ k6S7oePl+CcW3hRuxJLANS0omDXP0OLO4SytVqjJniAb6QtJFpsschtLp9fg4xGL+GA9 pSmg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YwsBsx3Bu3kHxPdpQIHHgS3iHW32kZ7y6KbE2KvQb+LcrNXr9DR s7A0Rhl39Tloc2qOjD0bDClf9FhzbYjmxXWTeKKMvwyzAAMUe1isF/nO9J9QiqUjVANvtb5bZdE AXyWOEdG+TLPIqKHMcb0bSEoLjOE= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IEtUzBaDZ5kVJpO34C4oapCy53Gh8M8B/ZDdOE1RRTLNmuAUqwi/GKVynOPWH4/UVwE/+KXOxx1yJpdcfRRCcA= X-Received: by 2002:a25:ce08:0:b0:dc3:6d7d:889e with SMTP id x8-20020a25ce08000000b00dc36d7d889emr514995ybe.14.1706299915579; Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:11:55 -0800 (PST) List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-current List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <77B55963-DF54-49BC-AF2C-3A115AC76B32@me.com> <202401261621.40QGLIv7006285@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> In-Reply-To: <202401261621.40QGLIv7006285@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> From: Freddie Cash Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:11:44 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Removing fdisk and bsdlabel (legacy partition tools) To: "Rodney W. Grimes" Cc: Toomas Soome , Alexander Leidinger , Warner Losh , Ed Maste , FreeBSD Current Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000059349e060fdee8c7" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4TM83x0Phfz4G2j X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US] --00000000000059349e060fdee8c7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sounds like a custom mfsBSD or Frenzy CD/USB would be better suited to these bare-metal rescue setups. Something that has the specific tools you need already installed. I know I've kept various versions of these CD images around for just this purpose. I always found them nicer to use than the FreeBSD install CDs in rescue mode, as there's a fully-functional FreeBSD install to work from, including the ability to install packages temporarily. -- Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com --00000000000059349e060fdee8c7 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Sounds like a custom mfsBSD or Frenzy CD/USB would be= better suited to these bare-metal rescue setups.=C2=A0 Something that has = the specific tools you need already installed.=C2=A0 I know I've kept v= arious versions of these CD images around for just this purpose.=C2=A0 I al= ways found them nicer to use than the FreeBSD install CDs in rescue mode, a= s there's a fully-functional FreeBSD install to work from, including th= e ability to install packages temporarily.

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