Subject: Re: GPT support still needed? (was: RE: Recursive partitioning)
To: None <tech-kern@netbsd.org>
From: Christos Zoulas <christos@astron.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 06/06/2007 16:56:37
In article <950CD917-A6FF-43F8-86DE-5132002DD3F8@shagadelic.org>,
Jason Thorpe  <thorpej@shagadelic.org> wrote:
>
>On Jun 6, 2007, at 9:41 AM, De Zeurkous wrote:
>
>> Yes, I understand that is the intention, but like I indicated  
>> disklabel >
>> GPT, at least for me :^)
>
>Well, once NetBSD finally adopts GPT, you're free to continue to use  
>older versions.

And you can right now use GPT partitions with NetBSD:

- create gpt partitions using /sbin/gpt.
- compile a kernel with:
	options       DKWEDGE_AUTODISCOVER
	options       DKWEDGE_METHOD_BSDLABEL
	options       DKWEDGE_METHOD_GPT
	options       DKWEDGE_METHOD_MBR

And you are all set...

christos