Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 13:59:49 -0600 From: "RONALD SNOW" <rsnowman@msn.com> To: <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: / not accepted Message-ID: <OE8uXI85cfc9tsPa7cM00025e21@hotmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] I am trying to do a standard installation on my second hard drive. It was partitioned with Partition Magic to have an extended partition divided into two logical partitions for Linux. At the end of the drive is 6GB of unused space. This is where I want to install FreeBSD 4.4. When I get to the FDISK Partition Editor it shows the extended Linux partition and the unused space. I select the unused space and hit 'c' to create the FreeBSD slice. The Value Required window comes up showing the size of the unused space (5985). I hit enter and the next Value Required window (Enter type of partition to create) comes up with 165 shown as the value. I hit OK and go back to the FDISK Editor. Now, is it necessary to set the drive geometry at this point? Or, should I click on Q to finish this stage? If I click Q, I go to the Install Boot Manager window. I select Install the FreeBSD Boot Manager and click OK which takes me to the FreeBSD Disklabel Editor. I click on M and get the Value Required window saying "Please specify a mount point for the partition". When I enter a / it says that a / is an invalid mount point for a DOS partition. I have printed the installation instructions and I cannot find anything to tell me a different procedure. Do I need to format the unused space before I get to the Disklabel Editor? If so, how should I go about doing it? [-- Attachment #2 --] <HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>I am trying to do a standard installation on my second hard drive. It was partitioned with Partition Magic to have an extended partition divided into two logical partitions for Linux. At the end of the drive is 6GB of unused space. This is where I want to install FreeBSD 4.4.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>When I get to the FDISK Partition Editor it shows the extended Linux partition and the unused space. I select the unused space and hit 'c' to create the FreeBSD slice. The Value Required window comes up showing the size of the unused space (5985). I hit enter and the next Value Required window (Enter type of partition to create) comes up with 165 shown as the value. I hit OK and go back to the FDISK Editor. Now, is it necessary to set the drive geometry at this point? Or, should I click on Q to finish this stage?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If I click Q, I go to the Install Boot Manager window. I select Install the FreeBSD Boot Manager and click OK which takes me to the FreeBSD Disklabel Editor. I click on M and get the Value Required window saying "Please specify a mount point for the partition". When I enter a / it says that a / is an invalid mount point for a DOS partition. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have printed the installation instructions and I cannot find anything to tell me a different procedure. Do I need to format the unused space before I get to the Disklabel Editor? If so, how should I go about doing it? <BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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