From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 22 17:16:32 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8555D16A41F for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 17:16:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dick@nagual.st) Received: from nagual.st (cc20684-a.assen1.dr.home.nl [82.74.2.254]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D03F643D46 for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 17:16:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dick@nagual.st) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (uid 1000) by nagual.st with local; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:16:30 +0200 id 00000028.430A086E.00007C86 Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:16:30 +0200 To: freebsd-questions Message-ID: <20050822171629.GA31832@lothlorien.nagual.st> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i From: Dick Hoogendijk Subject: disk management X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 17:16:32 -0000 I have a 250G disk. First partition is WinXp; second is a FAT32 part and the third is FreeBSD-5.4 When I run Powerquest Partition Manager it comes up with an "error 116" about a dismatch of CHS/LBA setting on the disk and proposes to set things right. Yeah right... The first time I let it do so and was not able to boot FreeBSD anymore. Have no idea why, but it happened. So I reinstalled and now all's runnig fine, except that I want to get rid of WinXP. But I'm a little afraid to ruin my fbsd pastition again. So let me ask you: If I delete the XP partition (i.e. with the fbsd fdisk progam) and write the partition table back to disk, will this ruin my third fbsd part? If not can I safely install Win98 (which is LBA) on the first part and afterwards put my bootsector back (I know how to do that in 5.4) The scary part is that there seems to be a misunderstanding of my disk by Microsoft programs (using a LBA disk setting) and my FreeBSD (using CHS settings). I can only put ONE option on in the bios though ;-) Maybe it's better to use non-LBA (*nix) in the bios? Or will that disturb futere win isntallations? Waahhhhhhh, why are things so complicated.. And yes, I DO need a Microsoft part. It's for gaming.. But XP does not suit me well, so I want to go back to 98se SP2 for the time being. Again I want my FreeBSD slice to be safe! Any advice on how to handle my harddisk. Recommended utilities other than fdisk or what? -- dick -- http://nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 4.11-stable ++ FreeBSD 5.4 + Nai tiruvantel ar vayuvantel i Valar tielyanna nu vilja