Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:01:18 +0800 (WST) From: Bret Busby <bret@busby.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Question about FreeBSD installation procedure Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0909262129230.12228@bretnewworkstation.busby.net>
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Hello. I have been interested in installing FreeBSD on my laptop (HP/Compaq NX5000, 2MB RAM), in a free 20MB partition. I noticed that the Linux Format magazine to which I subscribe, in Issue 124, comes with FreeBSD 7.2 on the DVD. >From what I understand, FreeBSD (and possibly all BSD) uses hard disc slices rather than partitions, and therefore cannot easily be installed in a free partition, but needs for hard disc slices to be used. Is it yet possible to install FreeBSD into a hard disc partition, rather than needing to install into hard disc slices? I have attached a copy of the screenshot showing the partition table; I wanted to install FreeBSD into sda8. Can this be done. Thank you in anticipation. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .............. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy In Four Parts", written by Douglas Adams, published by Pan Books, 1992 .................................................... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:28:37 +0800 From: Bret Busby <bret@busby.net> To: bret@mailserver Subject: screenshot of partition table of laptop -- -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .............. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy In Four Parts", written by Douglas Adams, published by Pan Books, 1992 ....................................................
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