Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:23:48 -0700 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Query about FreeBSD and primary partitions requirements Message-ID: <4df3dce4.Q91HBbyqMmM23pOi%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <4DF36DBF.7020500@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <alpine.DEB.1.10.1106111512120.31281@bretnewworkstation.busby.net> <4DF36DBF.7020500@infracaninophile.co.uk>
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Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> wrote: > On 11/06/2011 08:18, Bret Busby wrote: > > the current FreeBSD Handbook ... states > > "FreeBSD must be installed into a primary partition." > > > > However, in the last couple of days, I have been advised that > > FreeBSD can be installed in, and, quite happily runs in, a > > logical partition within an extended partition. > > > > Has anyone other than the person who advised me of that, tested > > the installation and operation of FreeBSD, within a logical > > patition of an extended partition ...? > > FreeBSD can mount and use filesystems created on partitions inside > 'extended partition' type slices (cue standard exposition of the > difference between partitions and slices in FreeBSD-speak.) True. > > However, I believe that you may well have difficulty *booting* > FreeBSD unless the kernel (ie. /boot) can be read from a primary > partition. I presume the purpose of boot0ext.S is to build a boot0 (FreeBSD MBR) variant capable of booting from what MS call an "extended partition" -- boot0.S being used when booting from a "primary partition" -- but I've never tried to use it. I'm having enough "fun" trying to boot from a _different_ "unusual" configuration. > Also, I don't think sysinstall(8) groks extended partitions very > well, if at all ... > so you will probably have some fun doing the actual installation. Indeed.
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