[Bug 227050] Handbook Does Not Recommend Using Label for Installation Partition

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            Bug ID: 227050
           Summary: Handbook Does Not Recommend Using Label for
                    Installation Partition
           Product: Documentation
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: amd64
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: Documentation
          Assignee: freebsd-doc at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: freebsd.org at alexandrews.me.uk

I am new to FreeBSD and I wanted to install it to an 8GB SD card on my MSI
X-610 laptop (from a USB stick).  However, after the installation completed the
boot process failed.  This is because the device name for the SD card changed
(from /dev/da1s1a) after the install and I had to label the partition (using
tunefs) and manually edit the /etc/fstab file to get it working.  All of this
could have been avoided if the handbook had stressed the usefulness/importance
of using labels (especially if installing to removable media) during the disk
selection section of the installation process.  It would also be good if the
FreeBSD installer were to prompt to label the installation partition (again
during the disk selection section of the installation process), especially if
installing to removable media.

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