Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 22:08:38 +0800 (CST) From: Brian Tao <taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freebsd.org> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "How to install 2.0.5R" tutorial wanted. Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.91.950615220224.4520A-100000@aries> In-Reply-To: <199506151225.NAA00329@whisker.internet-eireann.ie>
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On Thu, 15 Jun 1995, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
>
> I think it can be safely said that, largely, 2.0.5R is easier to install
> that 2.0R. However, there are also some new concepts being introduced
> here and it's already been noted that the 2.0.5R installation isn't
> entirely fault-tolerant when it comes to users coloring outside the
> lines.
I think one of the most commonly asked questions is, "Can I keep
using my old partitions?" At first glance it appears that FreeBSD
recognizes existing slices, but then for some reason you get the
"Missing operating system" or "Partition is out of reach from bios"
message when you try to reboot. The disk geometry works perfectly
well on a pre-2.0.5 system, but for some reason, you need to use
MS-DOS to wipe everything out and redo the partitioning from scratch.
I know I'm not alone with this problem (and I needed to do this with
all the machines here). If the existing partitioning works, why
should the user be forced to redo everything?
--
Brian ("Though this be madness, yet there is method in't") Tao
taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw <-- work ........ play --> taob@io.org
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