Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 17:41:22 +0200 From: "Siegbert Baude" <Siegbert.Baude@gmx.de> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Re: Re: Installing on a logical DOS partition Message-ID: <002801c233f1$ba7bb6c0$406a3c86@whwurm.uniulm.de>
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[indentation recovered] Hi Piyush, >Jud wrote: >> I can think of two alternatives. (There may well be >> others.) The first is to delete the DOS logical >> partition either with DOS fdisk or with a utility >> such as Partition Magic or the (cheaper and IMO >> excellent) BootitNG from TeraByte Unlimited. Then >> using the partitioning utility, resize the extended >> partition to leave room for your FreeBSD install. Piyush wrote: > yep I got what you were saying.......I picked up Bootit........here's > what my hdd looks like....... > c: 4777 Mb fat-32 > extended dos 143126Mb > Linux d: 2502Mb fat-32......(to be used later) > Multimedia e: 8801MB fat-32 > Backup f: 1004Mb fat-32 > OS g: 2008MB fat-32(here's where i want to > install FBSD.........) > > When I delete the OS(g:).........(thro' bootit.........) the space > appears as free space.......how do I resize my Extended Dos > partition.......thro bootit.........i tried the resize option on the Extended partition but > wasn't sure what to do there were 4 boxes (divided into 2 > parts........).. > here's what they said...... > Beginning > Free space Outside _ Mb(we are supposed to fill in the size in > Mb.......) > Free space Inside _ Mb > End > Free space Outside _ Mb > Free space Inside _ Mb > .....the problem is that I don't want to experiment cause ..I don't > want to lose any data. > ....and also that I'm not sure on what exactly to do.......if > you'd just tell me how to go about doing this I'd be grateful........ O.k., when I answered your question, I assumed you already have a working Linux installed. Seems this is wrong. I can't help you with "bootit" and I wouldn`t trust its calculation from MB to disk block numbers as long as there is no possibility to check them exactly. If this program decides to calculate this numbers wrong (think of the MB=1024 kB or MB=1000kB problem) you endanger your information on partition f: . If you want to be sure either get more information about "bootit" or go the Linux way, by just downloading a mini-Linux (http://www.toms.net/rb/) on a single diskette. This is all you need to do the steps I described in my previous mail. Don`t hesitate to ask again, this is a dangerous area. Ciao Siegbert To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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