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(173-24-127-191.client.mchsi.com [173.24.127.191]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 20sm2941278iwn.13.2009.12.13.08.09.21 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:09:24 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4B2511A7.9050507@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:09:11 -0600 From: LoH User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4B24E44C.5010609@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4B24E44C.5010609@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: New installation of FreeBSD with Debian dual boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:09:26 -0000 1) The partition editor is a fdisk variant and very flexible. You shouldn't have any problems. 2) I believe that FreeBSD will support NTFS read, but write support is (as always) flaky. The last time I had a FreeAgent drive (1TB) attached to my box, I was running ntfs-3g through FUSE (google both of those). That seemed to work, but I ran into data corruption later--the drive was being used as storage for a small-scale file server. After rescuing all the data I could, I reformatted the drive as UFS and just left it attached with no problems. Later, when I rebuilt the machine, I broke the casing apart and made the drive internal and started using ZFS instead. Otherwise, the drive should just show up and you can mount it. 3) According to (http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/mount-debian-partition-from-freebsd-386801/), installing *e2fsprogs* from ports should let you just mount the partitions from the other OS. Good luck. --Joe AG wrote: > Hello all > > I'm looking to install FreeBSD 8.0 on my system today, where it would > dual boot with Debian. I have the *.iso all ready to go, so just > wanted to check a couple of points before I log out of Debian and boot > into the DVD to install. Perhaps some veterans can advise me on the > following: > > > (1) The Debian is the only OS on my system, so I will have to resize > the partitions (I currently have /, swap, and /home). I am assuming > that (after backing up) there shouldn't be any problems in doing so, > but is the partition editor (i.e. the tools that one uses to allocate > partition space) reasonably sane and plays nicely with a GNU/Linux > distro? > > (2) I use a Seagate FreeAgent USB drive to hold media files and back > ups. With Debian I had to edit some rules and install a driver for > this. What's the situation like under FreeBSD for supporting these > kinds of external (NTFS) drives? > > (3) If I wanted to share files between Debian and FreeBSD, aside from > using a data stick are there any ways that I can access my Debian > drive from FreeBSD and vice versa? > > (4) I do intend to use the installation handbook, accessed via a > different computer, while I install. Are there any gotchas in FreeBSD > 8.0 (for i386 architectures) that aren't covered in the handbook? > > Many thanks. I hope that next time I contact this list it will be > from my FreeBSD desktop. > > Cheers > > AG > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >