Date: 28 Nov 2004 09:45:28 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: "baldyeti" <e_fax_t@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: install & partitioning advice needed Message-ID: <44fz2u2fsn.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <BAY17-DAV1587BD66C614A8E5F94C6DA1BB0@phx.gbl> References: <BAY17-DAV1587BD66C614A8E5F94C6DA1BB0@phx.gbl>
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"baldyeti" <e_fax_t@hotmail.com> writes: > Using a FreeBSD 4.6 CD I have, I'd like to install on an > older system (P200). The machine has a 4 GB IDE drive and > another 4 Gb attached via SCSI. These seem to be recognised > as da0 and ad0. [Vice versa, actually...] > The SCSI adapter has no ROM, and is not > directly bootable. I thus suppose FreeBSD - and any OS under > the circumstances - needs at least one little boot slice on > the 1st (IDE) drive. I could free about 400 Mb on that drive, > in an extended partition. Can FreeBSD be started from an > extended partition, or will it need a primary one, and which > filesystem(s) needs reside on the startup disk, with which > recommended minimum size? FreeBSD can't boot out of a "logical partition". You probably could install to the second disk, and just boot from a boot manager installed on the first disk, or from floppies. These are a bit tricky for beginners, though. With release 4.6, you could easily get away with a 50MB root partition on the first drive. 4.6 is distinctly outdated, though. Your easiest path is probably to go with a fairly smart bootloader. I understand that "GAG" is pretty good: http://gag.sourceforge.net/
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