Date: 15 Jan 98 13:51:44 +0100 From: leifn@image.dk (Leif Neland) To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: installing on FAT32 w/Partition Magic Message-ID: <898_9801151355@swimsuit.swimsuit.roskildebc.dk>
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At 15 Jan 98 11:39:36 Jonathan Hahn wrote regarding installing on FAT32 w/Partition Magic JH> From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 15 13:25:59 JH> 1998 From: Jonathan Hahn <hahn@and.com> JH> Subject: installing on FAT32 w/Partition Magic JH> JH> The problem is that when I try to create Unix partitions in the JH> new DOS partition, the install program refuses. If I try to JH> create a root file system of any size, I get: JH> JH> This region cannot be used for your root partition as the JH> FreeBSD boot code cannot deal with a root partition created JH> in that location. Please choose another partition or JH> smaller size for your root partition and try again! JH> JH> I suspect a problem in my DOS partition setup. Here's my table: JH> JH> Name PType Desc Subtype Flags Comment JH> - 6 unused 0 size = 1 track JH> wd0s1 1 unknown 11 win95 (1.5 GB) JH> wd0s3 2 fat 6 for freebsd (.5 GB) Could you have trouble because the root must be below the 512MB limit? Leif Neland leifn@image.dk --- |Fidonet: Leif Neland 2:234/49 |Internet: leifn@image.dk
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