Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 11:09:53 GMT From: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@neomedia.it> To: Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Slices named X in FDISK Message-ID: <20000304.11095300@bartequi.ottodomain.org> In-Reply-To: <20000303005336.F327@marder-1> References: <qJq%2BOLXU1HoH=CSxQqcC16xPck=E@4ax.com> <20000303005336.F327@marder-1>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 3/3/00, 1:53:36 AM, Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> wrote regarding Re: Slices named X in FDISK: <snip> > > >Your 'X' partition, which *must* be a primary to use for FreeBSD comes > > >after the extended partition. This is not allowed. All primary > > >partitions must come before the extended partition. > > > > > >HTH Dear Mark Ovens, I am not sure that your remark is fully correct and generally valid. I HAVE installed one FreeBSD slice of mine *after* an extended partition. More precisely, on my 3rd IDE disk, the first partition IS extended and contains a Linux installation; the second partition (in DOS parlance) IS a FreeBSD slice containing part of an experimental FreeBSD installation of mine (ie its /usr FS). In the FreeBSD installation in question, I use "b0ff" flags for my third disk; Linux and FreeBSD see the disk in the same LBA fashion (same "geometry") :-) Needless to say, that FreeBSD installation of mine appears to work like charm. Incidentally, I seem to recall (Linux+FreeBSD mini-howto et al.) that, if one wishes to install Linux in an extended partition AND FreeBSD on the same disk, one is advised to put the Linux extended partition *before* the FreeBSD slice(s). Otherwise, Linux may get confused and #@§^*+£$%&? [wild screams of despear trimmed and censored] Best regards, Salvo To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the messagehelp
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