Date: Mon, 8 Jul 1996 23:08:14 GMT From: James Raynard <fqueries@jraynard.demon.co.uk> To: gpalmer@freebsd.org Cc: k4ef0098@kiss.uni-lj.si, dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD into a logical partition Message-ID: <199607082308.XAA04068@jraynard.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <25198.836850986@palmer.demon.co.uk> (message from Gary Palmer on Mon, 08 Jul 1996 19:36:26 %2B0100)
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>>>>> Gary Palmer <gpalmer@FreeBSD.org> writes: > > James Raynard wrote in message ID > <199607081232.MAA01150@jraynard.demon.co.uk>: > > No, FreeBSD requires its own ``primary partition'' (to use the DOS > > terminology). I don't know of any work being done that would allow > > what you want, but you have the source... :-) > > Even if it was possible, you have the interesting problem that I don't > think our boot code will allow you to boot from a non-primary > partition Yep, the boot code was what I had in mind and I should have said that more clearly. Out of interest, I know it's possible to access DOS ``logical partitions'' (using slices 5-32); am I right in thinking it's possible to similarly access a FreeBSD ``logical partition'' from a regular FreeBSD slice? > (infact I'm fairly certain it won't), and the boot sector is > pretty full with the current code as it is. This sort of effort will > have to wait for the fabled 3 stage boot process I think. Oh, I'd forgotten about the 3 stage boot process. In that case, pretend you don't have the source. :-) -- James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland james@jraynard.demon.co.uk http://www.freebsd.org/~jraynard/
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