Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:38:55 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@acm.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Experiences with FreeBSD 9.0-BETA2 Message-ID: <4E82426F.9030904@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20110927212439.GB82240@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <201109260927.02540.jhb@freebsd.org> <alpine.GSO.1.10.1109261359100.882@multics.mit.edu> <201109262035.OAA17199@lariat.net> <CACqU3MUZ_ez-KMGVR33Aqz31i9cE%2BW7ANtvhqy3D%2BiPfroFpxA@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.GSO.1.10.1109261941050.882@multics.mit.edu> <CAJ-Vmon39xorsCZQ9u8D310t-T%2BoDJm2s2aRbJQ2UH5u_QwiXw@mail.gmail.com> <CACqU3MWtx3JjvpXrQtqjpYbsuytGj5YBA52CEujgw9dZE5Z1Ug@mail.gmail.com> <20110927021559.GF57708@in-addr.com> <CAJ-Vmo=7VvvBNo12Cx062coqDLJp5NCxfkyPbSZ6dGURwoPWaw@mail.gmail.com> <CAN6yY1uM6p21D=9MhAJ47hVWqDyh2bs6Ej_-X-sYBVwRvryfGw@mail.gmail.com> <20110927212439.GB82240@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org>
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On 09/27/2011 14:24, Peter Jeremy wrote: > On 2011-Sep-26 21:29:18 -0700, Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com> wrote: >> MBR allows 4 slices (which Windows and most of the world call >> partitions). Windows also >> allows the creation of "Extended Partitions, but FreeBSD does not >> support these. They result >> in device named with an 's' for slice. E.g. "da0s1". > > To be pedantic, the FreeBSD bootcode does not support _booting_ off > extended partitions. Once it is booted, FreeBSD has no problems > accessing them. Correct. > (I don't know if alternative bootcode such as grub > can boot FreeBSD within an extended partition). Well the installer won't even look there, so you'd have to do a fair bit of gymnastics to even get it there in the first place. And given the difficulty that grub sometimes has with booting it from primary partitions I wouldn't be hopeful, even if the FreeBSD late-stage boot loader could do it, which I highly doubt. -- Nothin' ever doesn't change, but nothin' changes much. -- OK Go Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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