show block size

[Helmut Schneider]

Hi,

is there a command to show the current block size? Something like

bsdlabel -A /dev/$device | grep bytes

but easier, printing out only the block size?

Thanks, Helmut

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[Michel Talon]

Helmut Schneider <jump...@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> is there a command to show the current block size? Something like
>
> bsdlabel -A /dev/$device | grep bytes
>
> but easier, printing out only the block size?
>
> Thanks, Helmut
>

Example:
niobe% dumpfs -m /dev/ad0s1a
# newfs command for /dev/ad0s1a (/dev/ad0s1a)
newfs -O 2 -U -a 8 -b 16384 -d 16384 -e 2048 -f 2048 -g 16384 -h 64 -m 8
-o time -s 131072 /dev/ad0s1a

--> blocksize = 16384 bytes.

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Michel TALON

[MrDetermination]

Hi. Loaded/used BSD for my first time yesterday. This on an older box
that I think could us the custom kernel.

I guess I should have compiled my kernel before updating. Loaded from
the 7.0 cds and did a freebsd-update and now have 7.0-RELEASE-p2, which
won't work with the instructions on the handbook* and whats available
via FTP. I think I should use sysinstall -> options to change the name
of the kernel back to 7.0-RELEASE and then follow the handbook part on
CD updating from there.

1) Is that correct?
2) Will freebsd-update work after that?
3) After the kernel updates again, do I have to recompile it?

I have many more questions and things to do, but lets keep it here for
the weekend. Thanks.

*sysinstall as root: Configure, Distributions, src, sys.