On Thu, Mar 08, 2001 at 11:57:04PM +0530, Sandip Bhattacharya wrote:
> 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.
I'd trust the howto. You probably need a freebsd only swap partition.
>
> 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?
The freebsd a/b/c partitions are NOT "primary" or "extended" partitions
as defined by the PC architecture. To windows and linux, it appears as
a primary partition. Only a BSD OS will see the sub partitions. This
way, you're not subject to the usual limitations of the PC architecture,
re: number/size of partitions etc.
So if you can afford the disk space, do createa a freebsd swap.
-Arun
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