From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jun 13 12:28:41 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from sand2.global.net.uk (sand2.global.net.uk [194.126.80.50]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B26214EDB for ; Sun, 13 Jun 1999 12:28:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marko@globalnet.co.uk) Received: from p05s09a06.client.global.net.uk ([195.147.217.6] helo=marder-1.) by sand2.global.net.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #1) id 10tFvN-0001m8-00; Sun, 13 Jun 1999 20:28:12 +0100 Received: (from marko@localhost) by marder-1. (8.9.2/8.8.8) id UAA00351; Sun, 13 Jun 1999 20:25:30 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from marko) Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 20:25:30 +0100 From: Mark Ovens To: mike@hyperreal.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 3.2 install on extended partition? Message-ID: <19990613202530.B261@marder-1> References: <19990613185627.7657.qmail@hyperreal.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.3i In-Reply-To: <19990613185627.7657.qmail@hyperreal.org>; from mike@hyperreal.org on Sun, Jun 13, 1999 at 11:56:27AM -0700 Organization: Total lack of Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov _______________________________________________________________ Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message