Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 22:05:25 -0700 From: "Crist J. Clark" <cristjc@earthlink.net> To: Will <will@linuxfreak.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Using freebsd within an ext2 partition. Message-ID: <20000622220525.G489@dialin-client.earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <3950FB7E.4F15539A@linuxfreak.com>; from will@linuxfreak.com on Wed, Jun 21, 2000 at 05:29:34PM %2B0000 References: <3950FB7E.4F15539A@linuxfreak.com>
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On Wed, Jun 21, 2000 at 05:29:34PM +0000, Will wrote: > Is it possible to run freebsd and boot it in a single ext2 partition or > a logical drive in an > extended, type 05 or type 85 extended partition? If not, is it possible > to boot from a floppy, > and load an ext2 partition as root. I'm not worried about stability, > only convenience. > The disklabel and slices stuff keeps me from installing multiple copies > of freebsd along with > dozens of other operating systems on my machine, for me to play with and > understand? If you are going to put any MSDOS-type partitions on a drive, FreeBSD needs a "real" one, not an extended partition. It can read extended partitions. It needs a UFS root. I don't see that as much of a restriction. One real MSDOS partition can hold a whole FreeBSD install. You _might_ be able to put multiple FreeBSD's in one slice... can't remember if there are requirements that root must be an 'a' partition (it is traditional, but is it necessary). -- Crist J. Clark cjclark@alum.mit.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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