Re: Query about FreeBSD and primary partitions requirements

2011-06-12 Thread Ian Smith
In freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 366, Issue 8, Message: 5 On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:23:48 -0700 per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: Matthew Seaman m.sea...@infracaninophile.co.uk wrote: On 11/06/2011 08:18, Bret Busby wrote: the current FreeBSD Handbook ... states FreeBSD must be installed

Query about FreeBSD and primary partitions requirements

2011-06-11 Thread Bret Busby
hello. Some time ago, I asked on this list, about installing FreeBSD, and it was then confirmed that FreeBSD requires to be installed in a primary partition. That is consistent with the current FreeBSD Handbook, which states FreeBSD must be installed into a primary partition. However, in

Re: Query about FreeBSD and primary partitions requirements

2011-06-11 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 11/06/2011 08:18, Bret Busby wrote: Some time ago, I asked on this list, about installing FreeBSD, and it was then confirmed that FreeBSD requires to be installed in a primary partition. That is consistent with the current FreeBSD Handbook, which states FreeBSD must be installed into a

Re: Query about FreeBSD and primary partitions requirements

2011-06-11 Thread perryh
Matthew Seaman m.sea...@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,