Re: port-amd64/51216: Can't create wedges on a large (3TB) disk, gpt is ok but dkctl gives an error message

[christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

On Jun 6,  4:35pm, mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst) wrote:
-- Subject: Re: port-amd64/51216: Can't create wedges on a large (3TB) disk, 

|  Maybe, but much of the confusion must have come from using commands in the /dev
|  directory. Tools like gpt interpret device names (e.g. wd0) and automatically
|  select the raw device.... unless there is a file 'wd0' in the local directory.
|  
|  That functionality should be changed. If you need a file in the local directory
|  it should be written like ./wd0.

Yes, this has caused problems before! Let's change it.

christos