10/22/2002 5:28:53 PM, Matthew Seaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 03:56:52PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Matthew Seaman writes: >> > Uh --- that partition table you've posted doesn't correspond to the >> > logical layout you've given: there's no space between the ad0s1 (C:) >> > and ad0s2 (E:) slices. >> >> With the two tools (FreeBSD FDISK & Win2K Disk Management) >> I have to view the layout, the W2KDM displays a space between C: >> and E:. >> >> Hopefully this text illustration shows up OK: >> >> Primary "Extended" >> __________________ ____________________ _______________________ >> | C: 4.01 NTFS | Free Space | E: NTFS >> 10.62GB | >> | Healthy (System) | 4.01 GB | Healthy >> | >> __________________ ____________________ |_______________________ > >Ah --- in that case there should be no problem installing FreeBSD into >the free space. I don't know where you got your fdisk output from but >it doesn't correspond to the diagram above. > > >> > I suppose your question then is "how can I divide up my current 15Gb >> > ad0s2 slice into a 5Gb ad0s2 slice and a 10Gb ad0s3 slice, preserving >> > the contents of the original ad0s2 into ad0s3, and using the new ad0s2 >> > for FreeBSD?" >> >> In more technical FreeBSD speak, yes! :) >> >> Or: > >> Since this seems to be more difficult than originally thought, I am willing to >> copy all the data off of E: (back it up externally), then delete the E:, which >> I am assuming would allow me to install FreeBSD and dual boot with >> Win2K without loosing anything on C:? > >That would work, but probably isn't necessary. > >> On a side note, I am not trying to start a flame war, but I am curious as to >> why Linux (specifically RedHat 7.3 and newer) was able to install into the >> "Free Space" outlined in the diagram above, while FreeBSD does not >> seem to be capable of doing so without 3rd party tools? > >No --- FreeBSD should be able to install into the empty space given >that your disk layout is as you have shown it now, and not according >to the original fdisk output. > >Linux would have equivalent difficulty to FreeBSD in the second case, >splitting up an existing W2K partition and preserving the contents. > > Cheers, > > Matthew
What's described by [EMAIL PROTECTED] is precisely what showed up in my FreeBSD fdisk output when I installed W2K on a disk with Win98 already on it. Windows auto-configures this setup as a primary and extended partition, and FreeBSD fdisk shows it as leaving no free space on the disk. It doesn't matter whether NT/2K/XP is installed directly after W98 with space left over at the end of the disk, or whether it is installed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] has done. The solution I have used is simply to install FreeBSD second, then W2K third in the remaining space. So yes, [EMAIL PROTECTED], you have the right idea. You can add back your E: partition after installing FreeBSD. Jud To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
