Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 20:25:30 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <markov@globalnet.co.uk> To: mike@hyperreal.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 3.2 install on extended partition? Message-ID: <19990613202530.B261@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <19990613185627.7657.qmail@hyperreal.org>; from mike@hyperreal.org on Sun, Jun 13, 1999 at 11:56:27AM -0700 References: <19990613185627.7657.qmail@hyperreal.org>
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On Sun, Jun 13, 1999 at 11:56:27AM -0700, mike@hyperreal.org wrote:
> Terribly sorry for what must be FAQ material, but I've looked through a
> dozen install guides, FAQs, handbooks, tutorials, and still haven't found
> a clear answer to these questions.
>
> 1. Can I install FreeBSD to an extended logical partition, or does it have
> to be installed on a primary partition?
>
In a primary.
> My drive 0 configuration:
> 1 primary partition: 128 MB, DOS 6.22
> 1 extended partiton: 1.6 GB
> 1 logical partition: 1.6 GB (entire extended partiton),
> formatted from DOS but contains no files
>
> If it has to be installed on a primary partition, how can I change the
> extended partition to a primary? DOS's fdisk won't let a drive have more
> than one primary.
>
It [DOS fdisk] will allow you to have upto 4 partitions, either 4
primary or 3 primary and one extended. What it won't allow is to
create a primary *after* an extended (this is probably what you're
seeing).
> 2. If the partition has been high-level formatted, do I need to delete and
> recreate the partition?
>
The best thing would be to use Partition Magic to shrink the extended
partition and move it to the end of the disk thereby creating a
"hole" to create a FreeBSD partition. Note that you only need ``/''
and swap to be in a primary, everything else (/var /usr etc) can
be in an extended partition.
> -Mike
>
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