From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 11 14:49:59 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B30F216A4D2 for ; Sun, 11 Jan 2004 14:49:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from web12703.mail.yahoo.com (web12703.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.173.240]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9EFB543D41 for ; Sun, 11 Jan 2004 14:49:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from topa_007@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20040111224957.64241.qmail@web12703.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [219.65.96.122] by web12703.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 11 Jan 2004 14:49:57 PST Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 14:49:57 -0800 (PST) From: 70uf33q Hu5541n To: Remko Lodder In-Reply-To: <20040111224031.488072B4D47@redqueen.elvandar.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: RE: [Freebsd-hackers] Re: FreeBSD 5.1 Installation probelms X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 22:49:59 -0000 hey, ok noted. will wait for Avinash's software.will also check out if its possible under PartitionMagic 8 and let you know if that works out. great to be among this community. bye, Toufeeq --- Remko Lodder wrote: > Excuse me, that is what i ment, (the logical drives) > As said with Avinash, we could not access that as > well, > and he used to program he replied with (will be > posted to this list > when the admin approves :) ) to restore it's data. > But perhaps that makes it > also able to modify it a little to make it > accessible by freebsd > fdisk/disklabel (not sysinstall > i think, since i think it calles fdisk or > disklabel). > > Anyway i am not sure this will work and does the > job, but perhaps you can > have a look at it, > Though i never had your problem, as said i just > plugged in a little extra > harddrive (450mb was > my first and it worked perfect :) ) > > and i do know the l33t language, but i prefer the > 'normal' language :) > > please to meet you toufeeq > and success with your harddrive/freebsd and your > test. > > > -- > > Kind regards, > > Remko Lodder > Elvandar.org/DSINet.org > www.mostly-harmless.nl Dutch community for helping > newcomers on the > hackerscene > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: 70uf33q Hu5541n [mailto:topa_007@yahoo.com] > Verzonden: zondag 11 januari 2004 23:35 > Aan: Remko Lodder > CC: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org > Onderwerp: RE: [Freebsd-hackers] Re: FreeBSD 5.1 > Installation probelms > > > hey Remko, > > the FreeBSD sysinstall (i think) program does > identify > the extended partitions but not the logical drives > contained in it. > > and yes, I've not introduced myself yet. :D > btw, > I'm Toufeeq from Chennai,India. > 20 yrs old doing my Engineering final year. > > Been a linux user for 4 years now. FreeBSD , well I > was interested more in the way the > history/development > of the OS took place and that got me hooked on and > so > I wanted to give it a try. > > Sadly though, my hard disk is causing > problems.Though > that wont stop me ;) > > btw, name uses wat some people call 'lewt' speak > its just replacing alphabets with numbers, like 3 = > e > and a = 4. > so 70uf33q is actually Toufeeq. > > love to explain more but its 4 am and I got a test > on > Monday. > > cheers, > toufeeq > --- Remko Lodder wrote: > > Sorry to interupt, > > > > but i think that person x, since he has a weird > name > > ;-) , > > means that the partitioning device of freebsd > cannot > > access the extended > > partition > > at all. > > > > I had this with a friend of mine, and we could not > > access the devices > > anymore since it was > > packed inside another partition (we migrated from > > linux to freebsd) > > We needed to use a bit of software that could > > re-enable our partition. > > Perhaps Avinash can reply with the software name/ > > > > Also it is possible that your partition is held > > inside another one, > > > > how to resolve? No idea, i always started with a > > clean hdd, or a new one > > when the current on needed to be saved. > > > > Hope it helped a little. > > Cheers > > > > > > -- > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Remko Lodder > > Elvandar.org/DSINet.org > > www.mostly-harmless.nl Dutch community for helping > > newcomers on the > > hackerscene > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > Van: freebsd-hackers-bounces@lists.elvandar.org > > > [mailto:freebsd-hackers-bounces@lists.elvandar.org]Namens > > Daan Vreeken > > [PA4DAN] > > Verzonden: zondag 11 januari 2004 14:07 > > Aan: 70uf33q Hu5541n > > CC: FreeBSD-hackers@FreeBSD.org > > Onderwerp: [Freebsd-hackers] Re: FreeBSD 5.1 > > Installation probelms > > > > > > On Sunday 11 January 2004 11:29, 70uf33q Hu5541n > > wrote: > > > hey guys, > > > > > > Just got my copy of FreeBSD 5.1. > > > Spent about an hour going through the BSD > Handbook > > and > > > preparing a Installation checklist. > > > > > > ok here's my problem. > > > > > > I have a WD 40 GB HDD > > > the primary partition is 10 GB, with the > extended > > > partition 28 GB.(the rest 2 GB is in WD's bank). > > > > > > OK , the extended partition has 3 logical > drives. > > > To create a slice for BSD, I resized one of the > > > logical drives to free up some space. About 1.2 > > > GB,cause that's all I can spare. > > > > > > When I run the installation through CDROM, and > the > > > point where I'm to creat the Freebsd slice,the > new > > > partition is not displayed in the "FDISK" > utility. > > > > > > All I get is the primary (10GB) and the whole > > Extended > > > (28 GB). > > > The freespace I guess is "locked into" the > > Extended > > > Partiton. Not sure though. > > Indeed you first have to resize the extended > > partition before you can use > > the > > space to create slices. The "fdisk" program that > > comes with Windows has no > > way to do this (except deleting all logicle drives > > in the extended partition > > and re-creating them). Have a look at the program > > "Partition Magic". It can > > resize partitions and it has a nice user > interface. > > > > grtz, > > Daan > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > > Freebsd-hackers mailing list > > Freebsd-hackers@lists.elvandar.org > > > http://lists.elvandar.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > > > > _______________________________________________ > === message truncated === ===== "Love is control,I'll die if I let go I will only let you breathe My air that you receive Then we'll see if I let you love me." -James Hetfield All Within My Hands,St.Anger Metallica __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus