From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 26 16:23:05 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB5E21065672 for ; Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:23:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bret@busby.net) Received: from fallbackmx10.syd.optusnet.com.au (fallbackmx10.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.251]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70A138FC0C for ; Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:23:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail01.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail01.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.182]) by fallbackmx10.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n8QE1fFK022814 for ; Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:01:41 +1000 Received: from mailserver.busby.net (d122-104-116-170.per9.wa.optusnet.com.au [122.104.116.170]) by mail01.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n8QE1avK002609 for ; Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:01:37 +1000 Received: from bretnewworkstation.busby.net (bretnewworkstation.busby.net [192.168.2.95]) by mailserver.busby.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDA5616811; Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:23:13 +0800 (WST) Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:01:18 +0800 (WST) From: Bret Busby To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY=------------080402000202050608080500 Content-ID: X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Question about FreeBSD installation procedure X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:23:05 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --------------080402000202050608080500 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII; FORMAT=flowed Content-ID: 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 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 .................................................... --------------080402000202050608080500--