From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Apr 2 05:30:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA09340 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Thu, 2 Apr 1998 05:30:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from horton.iaces.com (horton.iaces.com [204.147.87.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id FAA09329 for ; Thu, 2 Apr 1998 05:30:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from proot@horton.iaces.com) Received: (from proot@localhost) by horton.iaces.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) id HAA06362; Thu, 2 Apr 1998 07:29:53 -0600 (CST) From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199804021329.HAA06362@horton.iaces.com> Subject: Re: More than 4 slices? To: webmaster@zwb.net (Dima Dorfman) Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 07:29:53 -0600 (CST) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980401184211.0090daf0@mail.zwb.net> from Dima Dorfman at "Apr 1, 98 06:42:11 pm" X-Organization: USWEST !nterprise Networking - ACES X-Phone: (612) 664-3385 X-Fax: (612) 664-4779 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 600 Stinson Blvd, Fl 1S X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55413 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL22 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In a previous message, Dima Dorfman said: > I'm having trouble creating more than 4 slices suring install. Can this be > done? WHen I try to create a fifth slice, it's called "X". I suppose I > need to create a new device, but I can't since the system isn't installed. As function of the BIOS of the PC architecture, you have never been able to create more than 4 slices (partitions). -- He who seeks repetance for the past should woo the angel virtue in the future! --E.G. Bulwer-Lytton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message