This page contains some notes about the steps the [[/BSDInstaller]] takes to prepare disks before installing %%FreeBSD%%.

==== Current Version ====
Steps:
  - Select the disk to install to
  - Format the disk
    - Check the disk geomentry
    - Runs Storage.Disk.cmds_format:
      - fdisk -I %%<%%raw_device_name>
      - echo "g c%%<%%cylinders> h%%<%%heads> s%%<%%sectors>" > format.fdisk
      - echo "p 1 %%<%%sysid> %%<%%sectors> %%<%%size>" >> format.disk (size = disksize - sectors)
      - echo "p 2 0 0 0" >> format.disk
      - echo "p 3 0 0 0" >> format.disk
      - echo "p 4 0 0 0" >> format.disk
      - echo "a 1" >> format.disk
      - fdisk -v -f format.disk %%<%%device_name>
      - fdisk %%<%%device_name>
      - yes | fdisk -B %%<%%devide name>
  - Slice the disk
    - Foreach slice add it to the table of slices to create
    - Runs Storage.Disk.cmds_partition:  
      - echo "g c%%<%%cylinders> h%%<%%heads> s%%<%%sectors>" > new.fdisk
      - Foreach slice (up to 4)
        - echo "p %%<%%number> %%<%%sysid> %%<%%start> %%<%%size>" >> new.disk
      - echo "a %%<%%active_part>" >> new.fdisk
      - fdisk -v -f newfdisk %%<%%device_name>
      - fdisk %%<%%device_name>
  - Install Bootblocks
  - Select the slice to install to
  - Select Partitions to create
  - Additional Filesystems