Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 16:20:44 -0400 From: "Christopher J. Michaels" <cjm2@earthling.net> To: <mike@hyperreal.org>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: FreeBSD 3.2 install on extended partition? Message-ID: <000301beb5da$375b9780$0200000a@shithead.weeble.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <19990613185627.7657.qmail@hyperreal.org>
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What you need to do is delete the extended partition and leave the space =
free. The FreeBSD installation will then partition it the way it needs. =
FreeBSD doesn't use DOS primary or extended partitions.
-Chris
P.S. If you have logical drives in the extended partition they would be =
deleted as well. You may want to backup all your info and re-partition =
the drive, leaving probably 500+MB free for FreeBSD.
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mike@hyperreal.org
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 1999 2:56 PM
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: FreeBSD 3.2 install on extended partition?
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?
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.
2. If the partition has been high-level formatted, do I need to delete =
and
recreate the partition?
-Mike
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