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From: "Piyush" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Jud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 20:31:59 +0530
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Installing on a logical DOS partition
It amounts to exactly the same thing - when the
installation is done you'll have a FreeBSD "slice"
where the DOS "partition" was. You'll be shown
a screen during the installation that lists the
partitions (Windows language) or slices (FreeBSD
language) on your machine, which will show an area
on the disk being used for DOS. First delete the
DOS partition, then create a FreeBSD slice in the
emptied space (it's very quick and simple). Then
proceed with the rest of the installation.
Jud
The program shows the primary dos partition and extended dos partition but
not any logical partitions under the extended partition......the logical
partition on which I wish to install Fbsd is the last one.......if I delete
a 'slice' of a particular size will fbsd delete any other partitions?
Thanx.......
Piyush
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Hi, Piyush. You may have read my next response by
now, where I said my answer above may have steered
you wrong - or perhaps you deleted it, thinking it
was a duplicate.
Anyhow, since the FreeBSD install program is not
showing the DOS logical partition, then deleting
it is definitely *NOT* a good idea - it'll probably
hose whatever else you have on your machine.
I can think of two alternatives. (There may well be
others.) The first is to delete the DOS logical
partition either with DOS fdisk or with a utility
such as Partition Magic or the (cheaper and IMO
excellent) BootitNG from TeraByte Unlimited. Then
using the partitioning utility, resize the extended
partition to leave room for your FreeBSD install.
The second alternative might work if you have Linux
handy and it groks Windows logical and extended
partitions (I don't know anything about Linux). Try
deleting the DOS partition, changing it to a
Linux partition, and see if FreeBSD understands it.
If it does, install there.
Jud
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