From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jul 14 17:09:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA07481 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 17:09:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA07471 for ; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 17:09:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.0/8.9.0) id JAA16525; Wed, 15 Jul 1998 09:39:18 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19980715093918.L15083@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 09:39:18 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: Kostia Sampsa EXT/ICL Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD into a 9G HD's l References: <1998Jul14.081600.1935.1674738@ntcit-mmta18.ntc.nokia.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <1998Jul14.081600.1935.1674738@ntcit-mmta18.ntc.nokia.com>; from Kostia Sampsa EXT/ICL on Tue, Jul 14, 1998 at 10:27:25PM +0300 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tuesday, 14 July 1998 at 22:27:25 +0300, Kostia Sampsa EXT/ICL wrote: > From: Greg Lehey Date: 11. Julyta 1998 3:22 >> >> >> You can't install FreeBSD in an extended partition. You'll have to >> truncate the partition in which it is located and create a new one >> later. I don't know if Microsoft will get upset if you delete the G >> partition and change the boundaries of the second "real" partition, >> but if you do, you will then be able to make a third partition for >> FreeBSD--*if* your BIOS will boot from there. There's a good chance >> that it will be limited to the first 8 GB or less (down to as low as >> 504 MB). > > Well, if I can't install it in an extended partition, then youre saying its > possible to make a one more partition > to the C: or D: drive with FIPS, so like I would divide that 2.1G partition > to 1.5G and 600M, and then > install it. Would the install recognise that ? Yes. > And if, what conflicts could it possibly cause? I mentioned them in my message: you could have BIOS problems, so that you wouldn't be able to boot from the partition, and you might damage your extended partition in so doing. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message