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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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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