Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 15:07:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: gkaplan <gkaplan@castle.net> Cc: Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: install and ide disk partitions Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905051506560.24610-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3730521A.D8734D4F@castle.net>
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On Wed, 5 May 1999, gkaplan wrote: > Can freebsd be install in full or in part in a logical drive or the > auxiliary partition? Or is it that installation to a primary partition > and that boot must be from a primary partition? FreeBSD requires it's own slice. It may not be installed on a FAT partition of any type. You can install _FROM_ such a partition by placing the install files there, but the ultimate destination must be a dedicated slice. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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