[Careful while replying. This msg was *cross-posted*. I am sorry for
this, (just desperate for a quick answer, link, pointer, admonition,
etc.) and WILL desist as much possible in future ;) ]
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Hi!
I am yet to see a freebsd CD yet, but I am contemplating moving
partially from linux to freebsd over the next couple of months. I have
a question or two regarding my disk partitions:
I have a 20GB HDD which I have divided into the following
partitions(slices?)
In linux parlance:
/dev/hda1 (5GB) Windows 98 - Primary
/dev/hda2 (5GB) Linux - Extended
/dev/hda3 (5GB) Windows 98 - Primary
/dev/hda4 (5GB) Linux - Primary
I intend to install freebsd on the partition /dev/hda4. Definitely I
need to divide it into a/b/c logical partitions. My questions are:
1. Can I use the swap partition of linux if it is lying inside a
linux extended partition?The linux+freebsd howto mentions only a
swap primary to be usable by both.
2. Can the presence of two extended partitions, though possible,
freak out windows or linux? ok, not linux ... but windows?
I have too much downloaded data in both windows and linux and no
CDWriters at hand ... so I CAN'T risk losing data in any
partitions. What would be the best partioning policy?
Thanks,
Sandip
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Sandip Bhattacharya
sandipb @ bigfoot.com
http://www.sandipb.net
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