slices, partitions, fdisk and bsdlabel on ia64

[ToyoRunner]

FreeBSD-ia64 uses the GEOM framework for managing disks.

On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 3:31 AM, Anton Shterenlikht<mexas at bristol.ac.uk> wrote:
> I'm just starting using FBSD ia64, and it seems things are slightly
> different from alpha.
>
> This is a fresh install FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT-200906 ia64.
>
>> df
> Filesystem 1K-blocks   Used    Avail Capacity  Mounted on
> /dev/da0p2    507630  35910   431110     8%    /
> devfs              1      1        0   100%    /dev
> /dev/da0p1    409504 163264   246240    40%    /efi
> /dev/da0p5   1012974     12   931926     0%    /tmp
> /dev/da0p6  12252370 252628 11019554     2%    /usr
> /dev/da0p4   1012974    418   931520     0%    /var
>>
>
> Am I correct in thinking this is a "dangerously dedicated" (no slices) disk,
> and partitions are numbered p<number>?
> Does this mean the handbook section 3.5, Disk Organisation,
> is incorrect for ia64?
>
> There's no fdisk on ia64, is there?
>
> I can't find bsdlabel either, on alpha it's under /sbin, but
> on ia64 it's nowhere to be found.
>
> many thanks
> anton
>
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