Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:26:48 +0200 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: Derek Schwartz <derekschwartz19@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation problem Message-ID: <20100819172648.GC29985@slackbox.erewhon.net> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTiks3u=acnAnQtfyhL=nGeFRa5o2ctfCr5ogOrvy@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTiks3u=acnAnQtfyhL=nGeFRa5o2ctfCr5ogOrvy@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 01:01:08AM -0400, Derek Schwartz wrote:
> Hey, I'm trying to install the latest release of FreeBSD on my Dell
> Desktop, the computer originally had windows XP, but then the hard
> drive was wiped clean.
> I tried reconfiguring the geometry of the hard drive by using my Linux
> Ubuntu Disk Utility, I changed it to {0-a5} which I heard was for
> FreeBSD, but still no luck.
Well, 165 or 0xA5 is indeed the system partition ID for FreeBSD. But that h=
as
nothing to do with the disk geometry (which is cilinders/heads/sectors and
which you should _not_ mess with).
Read and follow Chapter 2 of the freeBSD handbook;=20
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html
Pay attention to =A72.6, Allocating Disk Space.
Since you are installing a desktop, I would recommend to create a separate
partition (in the FreeBSD Disklabel Editor, _not_ FDISK!) for your /home. T=
hat
makes it easier to separately back up the OS and your own data.
Roland
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R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/
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