On Fri, Dec 09, 2022 at 04:19:49PM +0000, James Johnson wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have installed an internal hard drive of 4TB. This drive will be used for
> storing data only. It will not contain the OpenBSD system itself.
>
> Knowing the limitations of MBR, I have opted for a GPT partitioning system :
> fdisk -A sd0
>
> Following this, I am trying to add the partition with disklabel.
>
> I have created the a partition, of 2TB (the size suggested by the system).
> Then I try to add another partition, but disklabel tells me I have no space
> remaining.
>
> I am stuck. The only option that seems relevant in the man page is to modify
> the boundary with the -b option. I am scared to do so without specific advice
> though, as it could corrupt the OS if done improperly, from what the manual
> says.
>
> I just want to be able to use the full size of the disk. Ideally, I would
> like a single 4TB partition, but if not possible, I am fine with 2 partitions
> of 2TB.
>
> Any recommendation?
>
> Thanks!
When asking a question like this, always shows the commands you typed
and their output. Without that we can only guess.
-Otto
