Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 16:58:45 -0400 From: browning <darkdog@www.netmcr.com> To: questions@freeBSD.org Subject: Windows NT Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19960830165411.22af23d0@www.netmcr.com>
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I am attempting to install FreeBSD on a 506MB slice of my 2GB disk. The first 402MB is the primary DOS partition, then the 506 MB I've set aside for FreeBSD. The remaining 1.1GB is my NT partition. NT has no problem seeing all three, labeling the 402MB C:, the 504MB F:, and the 1.1GB E:. D: is the CD-ROM. DOS, however, can see C: 402MB and then the extended partition of 1.6GB beginning with the logical drive D: 506MB. It doesn't know what to do with the rest of the partition, which is understandable. The FreeBSD installer sees the the first 63 sectors, labeled "unused". If i'm not mistaken, this is the DOS MBR. Then the first DOS partition, labeled "fat", in the next 822465 sectors. Then the "extended" partition in the next 3302208 sectors and an "unused" slice in the last 3024 sectors. The NT install was done for me. Is my problem the fact that I have a logical drive defined only under DOS in the one extended partition? Is there a way around removing NT and re-partitioning (please say no)? If not, should I load FreeBSD in the 506MB slice first and then re-install NT? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Chris Browning
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