From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 19 17:12:49 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA11969 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 19 Jan 1998 17:12:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from militzer.me.tuns.ca (militzer.me.Tuns.Ca [134.190.50.153]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA11894 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 1998 17:12:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bemfica@militzer.me.tuns.ca) Received: from localhost (bemfica@localhost) by militzer.me.tuns.ca (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id VAA22864 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 1998 21:10:17 -0400 (AST) Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 21:10:17 -0400 (AST) From: Antonio Bemfica To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Slices & Partitions Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk What would be the advantage (if any) of dividing a drive into different slices and then each slice in different partitions in oposition to having one single slice (with all the partitions)? I understand the need for it if there is a second operating system, but is there any point in having multiple slices if all I'm running is FreeBSD? Will it be easier to recover from a crash, for example? In an attempt to answer my onw question (this is another question in disguise), would it make sense to have a spare root system on a second slice (is it possible?), just in case you ever have problems with your main root partition (or is a fixit floppy just as effective?). Thanks for your help Antonio -- | Antonio Bemfica, Dalhousie University - this message has no cash value | void where not permitted - valid while supplies last - taxes are extra | not valid in combination with any other offer - sorry, no rain-checks