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From: Oliver Wilson <owilson@cam.org>
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To: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il>
CC: Dick Olson <rolson@ns.awanet.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: How to create additional swap partition
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Nadav Eiron wrote:
> 
> Dick Olson wrote:
> >	.......
> > (BSD) file space but I do have some additional disk space (wd1) which
> > was used as a DOS partition that I could use as a second SWAP partition.
> > I have tried the following but was unable to boot FreeBSD after creating
> > the partition.
> >
> >         /stand/sysinstall
> >         customize
> >         create partition
> >         write
> >         crash (lots of error msgs of assorted types).......
> >         Ask for assistance
> >
> > tried three times with no success. Read all the manuals, usergroups, FAQ
> > with no success. I am also using the generic kernel (FreeBSD 2.1.5,
> > XFree86 3.1.2).
> >
> 
> If I'm getting it right, you're trying to cerate a new FreeBSD slice on
> a disk that already has one. In such a case, you can only boot from the
> *first* BSD slice on the disk. This means that you must move your root
> partition to the new slice. I may be wrong, but I think the only way out
> is to reinstall...
> (anyone care to correct me?)
> 
> Nadav

If this is true, then once FreeBSD is installed on a second slice, it
will not be able to use any repartitioned diskspace (from DOS partition)
without reinstallation????

Ouch. I was just about to repartition DOS on my machine!

Oliver Wilson