From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 22 13:35:33 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B49AE16A4CE for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2004 13:35:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from outmx023.isp.belgacom.be (outmx023.isp.belgacom.be [195.238.2.204]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3631543D53 for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2004 13:35:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from geert@lori.mine.nu) Received: from outmx023.isp.belgacom.be (localhost [127.0.0.1]) with ESMTP id i7MDZVSi009828 for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2004 15:35:31 +0200 (envelope-from ) Received: from lori.mine.nu (146-139.244.81.adsl.skynet.be [81.244.139.146]) with ESMTP id i7MDZO7j009777; Sun, 22 Aug 2004 15:35:24 +0200 (envelope-from ) Received: by lori.mine.nu (Postfix, from userid 1000) id DB9EF8A3; Sun, 22 Aug 2004 15:35:18 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 15:35:18 +0200 From: Geert Hendrickx To: John Michaels Message-ID: <20040822133518.GA14525@lori.mine.nu> References: <6.1.2.0.0.20040822133505.02af5430@mail.totalise.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6.1.2.0.0.20040822133505.02af5430@mail.totalise.co.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2i X-GPG-Key: http://lori.mine.nu/gnupgkey.asc X-GPG-Key-ID: 1024D/766C1E92 X-Accept-Language: nl,en cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org cc: opensource@samspublishing.com Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD 4.7 on large disk shared with Windows X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 13:35:33 -0000 On Sun, Aug 22, 2004 at 01:49:58PM +0100, John Michaels wrote: > I have obtained Sams Teach yourself FreeBSD which includes a Cd with > FreeBSD 4.7 which the authors suggest is installed as you can then > 'follow along' the book. > > I have a machine with 2 Disks (60 Gb and 30Gb respectively) which > already has Windows Me (and Slackware). Because of Windows not always > behaving itself, I have split the 60Gb into (10Gb and 20Gb) for > windows and 5Gb for slackware. These are primary partitions. An > extended partition holds swap and /home logical partitions. Half of > the remaining space of 10Gb was to be allocated to FreeBSD. > > I started installation, went into the 'fdisk' to create a 'slice' of > 5000M for FreeBSD. This was done. The next screen asked about > bootmanagers, I asked for it and then the next screen gave the > following message: > > Disk slicing warning Max one 'fat' allowed as child of whole > > When I hit enter, no other option available, the installation returns > me to the disk partitioning screen. This cycle repeats. The only way > out is by cancelling the installation. > > I have more than one fat partition to reduce chances of Windows > crashing and spending hours in scandisk checking the various disks. > Surely with the large disks now available, my problem is quite common? > Am I right in assuming that FreeBSD does not allow more than one > 'FAT' partition on any disk? Why? > > Naturally this problem is NOT mentioned in the book! > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus > system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.742 / Virus Database: > 495 - Release Date: 19/08/2004 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To > unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" For setups like this you may want to use a more advanced (= more configurable) bootloader like Grub. You can install it either from your Linux or FreeBSD system. Lilo may also be an option but I never used it. GH