In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Benjamin Groß <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed:
> but every time - every, i try to compile openoffice from the ports
> (which needs up to 4gig space) my system crashes (FreeBSD 5-current - i
> know it's not stable...). so is there another way to use these 6 gig on
> the end of the extended partition, most likely with ufs/ufs2?
Unmount it, newfs it, and then mount it. The Freebsd disk tools handle
extended partitions just fine, with a couple of exception. You
shouldn't have problems with the exceptions for your application.
<mike
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