Date: 26 Oct 2002 14:40:21 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, "demon" <hilbert@yandex.ru> Subject: Re: Install FreeBSD 4.4 into EXTENDED Partition Message-ID: <44d6pxt562.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20021026174208.GA5720@scottro11.homeunix.net> References: <3DBACDE0.000002.21871@soapbox.yandex.ru> <00d801c27d15$4d22d9b0$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> <20021026174208.GA5720@scottro11.homeunix.net>
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Scott Robbins <scottro@nyc.rr.com> writes: > On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 01:29:55PM -0400, Matthew Emmerton wrote: > > > In installation programm of FreeBSD 4.4 I have select extended partition, > > > > Unless I'm mistaken, FreeBSD cannot use DOS Extended partitions for disk > > space. > > > > -- > > Matt Emmerton > > > You're not mistaken. FreeBSD requires a primary partition. Isn't that in > the faq somewhere? (Don't have time to look at this instant) Just to be clear; it *can* use "extended" partitions for disk space. It's just that the BIOS can't boot from them, and therefore the standard FreeBSD installer won't *install* into one. In theory, you can get around this, but not with the standard installer. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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