Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 20:45:24 -0500 (CDT) From: Bruce Burden <brucegb@realtime.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Novice needs help Message-ID: <200005080145.UAA06245@sullivan.realtime.net> In-Reply-To: <NEBBLHEGKLBFNPJHBDLDOEOFCAAA.TRAVISP001@hawaii.rr.com> from Paul E Travis at "May 7, 2000 01:02:08 pm"
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> > Using Partition Magic, I created a second 1.5G primary partition (FAT) in > front of the FAT32. I'd like to use the 1.5G for the BSD OS. > So, if I understand what you are saying correctly, you have a 1.5GB FAT partition and then a 7.5GB FAT 32 partition, right? (Plus a MBR space, etc). > > My problem comes after I boot into the FAT partition w/ the kern/mfsroot > disks during the configuration process (before actually installing the dist > files from the CDROM). > If I understad what you are saying, you need to delete the FAT partition. Assign that partition to freebsd when you get to the FDISK Partition Editor menu when you boot. > > as Freebsd in the fdisk menu, I am unable create the file systems (root, > user, and swap space)in the disk label menu. > That doesn't make sense. :-) I think that is because you are trying to install FreeBSD into a FAT partiton, and it doesn't like that. Also, make sure you make the FreeBSD partition bootable, probably with the FDISK Partiion Editor menu. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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