From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 25 21:02:51 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 59126150 for ; Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:02:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from deneb.dwf.com (70-90-202-97-Albuquerque.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [70.90.202.97]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1DD9F1A8D for ; Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:02:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from deneb.dwf.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by deneb.dwf.com (8.14.4/8.14.3) with ESMTP id t3PL2gAb014756 for ; Sat, 25 Apr 2015 15:02:43 -0600 Message-Id: <201504252102.t3PL2gAb014756@deneb.dwf.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.2 01/07/2005 with nmh-1.3 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Install to a Partition problems. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 15:02:42 -0600 From: reg@dwf.com X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:02:51 -0000 I would like to thank the numerous people that responded to my question, they answered various questions, but not the one I asked, NAMELY How do I get FreeBSD to install to the 2nd partition of a MBR partitioned disk. The first partition has PCBSD on it if this is a complication. I see nowhere where I can choose a partition (ok slice), and the Installer always shows me that it it going to overwrite my partiation/slice 1. -- Reg.Clemens reg@dwf.com