Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 17:40:29 -0500 From: "Steve Friedrich" <SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com> To: "Aaron Parmelee" <trout@net66.com> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: just installed freebsd Message-ID: <199811022241.RAA24011@laker.net>
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On Mon, 02 Nov 1998 14:59:04 -0600, Aaron Parmelee wrote: >i actually tried to create partitions of similar dimensions as those you >suggested, but the installation software's version of fdisk (or whatever) >would not let me create such large partitions (it used the flag "too big?"). Please be sure to cc -questions so if anyone else has any info, they can respond... Which partitions did fdisk claim were too big?? My understanding is that 2.2.7 won't handle drives over 6 or maybe 8 gig. Due to BIOS restrictions, root must be within the first 528MB (<1023 cyls actually). But your /usr partition should be ok at, say 2GB. Also, with these large drives, you want BIOS set to LBA mode and not LARGE. These FreeBSD parts are on a different disk than your Windows parts, aren't they?? Unix systems measure "uptime" in years, Winblows measures it in minutes. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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