Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:09:45 +0200 From: irene spanopoulou <espanop@gmail.com> To: "Steve O'Hara-Smith" <steve@sohara.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Partitioning 1T HDD Message-ID: <CA%2B8cG_fuBBLmOOaeNe-r0JW8-KVY8%2Bvx1Kuyh4Zmg2zLpvs0zQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <YFMNstnwmDKWKnRe@mithril.foucry.net> References: <20210317213615.7e1443af@antix1> <20210318075302.bc53f81121ad32ffbfe65961@sohara.org> <YFMNstnwmDKWKnRe@mithril.foucry.net>
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It depends on what you want to do, if you do not need gpt, don't go with it= . On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 at 10:22, Jacques Foucry <jacques+freebsd@foucry.net> wrote: > Le jeudi 18 mars 2021 =C3=A0 07:53:02 (+0000), Steve O'Hara-Smith =C3=A0 = =C3=A9crit: > > On Wed, 17 Mar 2021 21:36:15 -0600 > > Duke Normandin <sidney.reilley.ii@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I want to install both FreeBSD and a Linux distro on an ASUS laptop > > > that I just upgraded with a 1T HDD. > > > > > > I'm not sure how to proceed for a 50-50 split the HDD storage. > > > 2 equal Primary partitions? First one gets Freebsd; the 2nd left unus= ed > > > until I install a Linux distro? > > > > You can make any split you like, and leaving a partition marked > > unused is perfectly fine. > > > > I will second the suggestion to use GPT partitioning instead of t= he > > old MBR partitioning which is generally considered obsolete because of > its > > limitations. > > > I agree too, even I not a specialist. > > -- > Jacques Foucry > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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