From owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org Fri Dec 11 21:34:59 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE47A9D734A for ; Fri, 11 Dec 2015 21:34:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rmacklem@uoguelph.ca) Received: from esa-jnhn.mail.uoguelph.ca (esa-jnhn.mail.uoguelph.ca [131.104.91.44]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6EE8C1A43 for ; Fri, 11 Dec 2015 21:34:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rmacklem@uoguelph.ca) IronPort-PHdr: 9a23:0GAEgxKo6x0PtGdAe9mcpTZWNBhigK39O0sv0rFitYgULf/xwZ3uMQTl6Ol3ixeRBMOAu6wC07KempujcFJDyK7JiGoFfp1IWk1NouQttCtkPvS4D1bmJuXhdS0wEZcKflZk+3amLRodQ56mNBXsq3G/pQQfBg/4fVIsYL+lRMiK14ye7KObxd76W01wnj2zYLd/fl2djD76kY0ou7ZkMbs70RDTo3FFKKx8zGJsIk+PzV6nvp/jtLYqySlbuuog+shcSu26Ov1gFf0LRAghZks8/tb3uB+LbhaJ9HZUBm4fiAFUDg6D7wz8TJrZuzHxsfA71CTMbuPsSrVhYzWp7O9OQRTrjCoCf2oj9Wjcich9iYpGpx28qhhnw8jfadfGZ7JFYqrBcIZCFiJ6VcFLWnkEW9vkYg== X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: A2CtBADgQGtW/61jaINehA1uBr8ZFwqFJEoCgWwRAQEBAQEBAQGBCYItggcBAQEDAQEBASArIAsFCwIBCBgCAg0ZAgInAQkmAgQIBwQBHASIBggNrFKRZQEBAQEBAQEDAQEBAQEBAQEXBIEBhVWEfYQ7AQFWgmSBSQWOKYhJhTWFIp97AjcsghEdgXQgNAeEHTqBBwEBAQ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.20,415,1444708800"; d="scan'208";a="255808315" Received: from nipigon.cs.uoguelph.ca (HELO zcs1.mail.uoguelph.ca) ([131.104.99.173]) by esa-jnhn.mail.uoguelph.ca with ESMTP; 11 Dec 2015 16:34:57 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zcs1.mail.uoguelph.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id E10F415F55D; Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:34:57 -0500 (EST) Received: from zcs1.mail.uoguelph.ca ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zcs1.mail.uoguelph.ca [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10032) with ESMTP id 52HIp6kAUV_T; Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:34:57 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zcs1.mail.uoguelph.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E9E815F565; Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:34:57 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at zcs1.mail.uoguelph.ca Received: from zcs1.mail.uoguelph.ca ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zcs1.mail.uoguelph.ca [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id LMQX8SFK_7zK; Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:34:57 -0500 (EST) Received: from zcs1.mail.uoguelph.ca (zcs1.mail.uoguelph.ca [172.17.95.18]) by zcs1.mail.uoguelph.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77B0115F55D; Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:34:57 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:34:57 -0500 (EST) From: Rick Macklem To: Carsten Kunze Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <1872732466.128678074.1449869697292.JavaMail.zimbra@uoguelph.ca> In-Reply-To: <1951187234.227919.1449866352324.JavaMail.ngmail@webmail06.arcor-online.net> References: <1812473578.396927.1449851649511.JavaMail.ngmail@webmail08.arcor-online.net> <1951187234.227919.1449866352324.JavaMail.ngmail@webmail06.arcor-online.net> Subject: Re: Partitioning on a MBR table disk fails (and destroys my data...) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Originating-IP: [172.17.95.11] X-Mailer: Zimbra 8.0.9_GA_6191 (ZimbraWebClient - FF42 (Win)/8.0.9_GA_6191) Thread-Topic: Partitioning on a MBR table disk fails (and destroys my data...) Thread-Index: EMIrn8615SbNISGOxnTH6wj9psyO2A== X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 21:34:59 -0000 Carsten Kunze wrote: > Hello, > > how is it possible to install FreeBSD in an existing empty MBR partition with > type "freebsd"? The installer does not allow this (for unknown reason), it > returns the error "no space left". What steps would be necessary to add two > freebsd-ufs and one freebsd-swap into the existing freebsd partition? In no > case I want to delete this partition since I do *not* want FreeBSD to edit > the MBR (to not have data loss again). There is unfortunately not much > information in the handbook "2.6.5. Shell Mode Partitioning" (anyway I'd > prefer to use the curses UI partition editor). > Did you use "Manual" when it gets to the partitioning screen? When I've done this, after selecting "Manual MBR" (or whatever it's called, one or two below "Auto"), it should show you the slices (what FreeBSD calls the 4 MBR partitions): - Then I select the "freebsd" (move around until it is highlighted one) and create partitions within it with "Create" at the bottom of the screen. (I always have "fun" with the interface, but repeated attempts with and the arrow keys eventually get me to the right place on the screen;-) Good luck with it, rick ps: If it doesn't show the slices,I'm guessing the MBR doesn't make sense to FreeBSD's fdisk. You can go to "" instead of "" and then try typing "fdisk". > Carsten > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >