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Eugene van Zyl wrote:

> Only problem being that the FreeBSD fdisk and labeling program doesn't see the logical partitions inside the extended partition! I've already got a lot of data on the D: partition, so losing the extended partition is not really an appetising solution.
> Is the above config possible with FreeBSD or am I stuck?

FreeBSD can't use DOS extended partitions for its own stuff. It has its
own "extended" slice/partition scheme. Please see the FreeBSD Handbook
for more information.

But all is not lost! From the Handbook:

"Q: Can I mount my extended MS-DOS partition? A: Yes. DOS extended
partitions are mapped in at the end of the other ``slices'' in
FreeBSD..."

So you will need a primary partition to install FreeBSD to, but you will
still be able to access your extended partitions. Looking at your
current setup, I would recommend a good non-destructive repartitioner
like Partition Magic or System Commander. I'm not experienced with NTFS,
but my guess is that FreeBSD will only be able to access it as
read-only.

David


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