From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 16 08:54:45 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84B79106564A for ; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:54:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) Received: from ms16-1.1blu.de (ms16-1.1blu.de [89.202.0.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43B738FC13 for ; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:54:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [89.204.153.71] (helo=tiny.Sisis.de) by ms16-1.1blu.de with esmtpsa (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RmiKr-0003Jo-C6; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:54:37 +0100 Received: from tiny.Sisis.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tiny.Sisis.de (8.14.5/8.14.3) with ESMTP id q0G8tHp8001214; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:55:18 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) Received: (from guru@localhost) by tiny.Sisis.de (8.14.5/8.14.3/Submit) id q0G8tGl8001213; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:55:16 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) X-Authentication-Warning: tiny.Sisis.de: guru set sender to guru@unixarea.de using -f Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:55:16 +0100 From: Matthias Apitz To: Bernard Higonnet Message-ID: <20120116085515.GA1171@tiny> References: <4F13E3A3.6000406@higonnet.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <4F13E3A3.6000406@higonnet.net> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT r226986 (i386) User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Con-Id: 51246 X-Originating-IP: 89.204.153.71 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Difficulties partitioning disk FreeBSD 9.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Matthias Apitz List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:54:45 -0000 El día Monday, January 16, 2012 a las 09:45:23AM +0100, Bernard Higonnet escribió: > I am trying to install 9.0 on a small notebook on which I have > previously successfully installed 8.2. > > I don't get very far. When defining partitions I have opted for Guided > and chosen a drive with enough space (3.5GB), Entire disk. I am then > asked if I'm sure I want to proceed, to which I answer "yes". I am then > shown the results and invited to "Finish". I'm then warned I will lose > all my data. I "commit" and get > ... Maybe you could make use of this to install FreeBSD into the entire disk of a small netbook: http://www.unixarea.de/installEeePC.txt (it describes 10-CURRENT, but could easy adapted for any other release) HIH matthias -- Matthias Apitz e - w http://www.unixarea.de/ UNIX since V7 on PDP-11, UNIX on mainframe since ESER 1055 (IBM /370) UNIX on x86 since SVR4.2 UnixWare 2.1.2, FreeBSD since 2.2.5