From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Sep 2 09:08:05 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA14126 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 09:08:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from host4.CriticalMass.com (qwmaster.planetquake.com [204.182.161.2] (may be forged)) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA14048 for ; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 09:07:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ecclesiastes@planetfortress.com) Received: from [208.17.128.196] by host4.planetfortress.com (NTMail 3.03.0017/1a.aaf5) with ESMTP id ja414241 for ; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 09:05:09 -0700 Message-ID: <001301bdd754$d9ad9b60$c48011d0@sean-myers> From: "Ecclesiastes" To: Subject: I've got a question (Duh) :) Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1998 12:06:24 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01BDD733.45B5FAE0"; type="multipart/alternative" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01BDD733.45B5FAE0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_000D_01BDD733.45B5FAE0" ------=_NextPart_001_000D_01BDD733.45B5FAE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well, I've got a nice 5.7 or so Gig hard drive, and it's divided cleanly into 3 partitions... First is my Boot Drive, Second is my Stuff drive, and the third, that would be my E: if I ever decided to load a file system on it. I have FreeBSD Installation Software sitting right now on top of my computer case. The operating system itself would be installed if I could figure out why the Third Partition, or "slice" as the installation program puts it, weighs in at only 17 Megabytes, while it should be about 1828 Mbytes. In Dos and Windows, all three partitions register as being the same size, but with or without a file system, FreeBSD seems to think my E: is 17 megs. Could someone please explain this slice thing to me, because if they aren't basically a DOS partition, then I'm confused. And is there any type of Format command native to FreeBSD? It's probably there, I just haven't looked for it yet. Ecclesiastes-J- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Read PlanetFortress: http://www.planetfortress.com Learn at the School of TF: http://www.planetfortress.com/sotf Ponder the TF>Junction: http://www.planetfortress.com/tfjunction ------=_NextPart_001_000D_01BDD733.45B5FAE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ecclesiastes
Well, I've got a nice 5.7 or so Gig hard drive, and it's divided = cleanly=20 into 3 partitions...
First is my Boot Drive, Second is my Stuff drive, and the third, = that would=20 be my E: if I ever decided to load a file system on it. I have FreeBSD=20 Installation Software sitting right now on top of my computer case. The=20 operating system itself would be installed if I could figure out why the = Third=20 Partition, or "slice" as the installation program puts it, = weighs in=20 at only 17 Megabytes, while it should be about 1828 Mbytes. In Dos and = Windows,=20 all three partitions register as being the same size, but with or = without a file=20 system, FreeBSD seems to think my E: is 17 megs.
 
Could someone please explain this slice thing to me, because if = they aren't=20 basically a DOS partition, then I'm confused. And is there any type of = Format=20 command native to FreeBSD? It's probably there, I just haven't looked = for it=20 yet.

Ecclesiastes-J-

Read PlanetFortress:
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Learn=20 at the School of TF:
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