Re: Install FreeBSD 4.4 into EXTENDED Partition

2002-10-28 Thread Gary W. Swearingen
Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gary W. Swearingen) writes: > > > > Just to be clear: the BIOS can boot from them, as it does in many > > people's Linux setups. > > My use of terminology was a little imprecise, but this statement is > even more so. On no PC-class

Re: Install FreeBSD 4.4 into EXTENDED Partition

2002-10-28 Thread Lowell Gilbert
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gary W. Swearingen) writes: > Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Just to be clear; it *can* use "extended" partitions for disk space. > > It's just that the BIOS can't boot from them, and therefore the > > standard FreeBSD installer won't *install* into one. In t

Re: Install FreeBSD 4.4 into EXTENDED Partition

2002-10-27 Thread Gary W. Swearingen
Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Just to be clear; it *can* use "extended" partitions for disk space. > It's just that the BIOS can't boot from them, and therefore the > standard FreeBSD installer won't *install* into one. In theory, you > can get around this, but not with the standar

Re: Install FreeBSD 4.4 into EXTENDED Partition

2002-10-26 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Scott Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 01:29:55PM -0400, Matthew Emmerton wrote: > > > In installation programm of FreeBSD 4.4 I have select extended partition, > > > > Unless I'm mistaken, FreeBSD cannot use DOS Extended partitions for disk > > space. > > > > -- > >

Re: Install FreeBSD 4.4 into EXTENDED Partition

2002-10-26 Thread Scott Robbins
On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 01:29:55PM -0400, Matthew Emmerton wrote: > > In installation programm of FreeBSD 4.4 I have select extended partition, > > Unless I'm mistaken, FreeBSD cannot use DOS Extended partitions for disk > space. > > -- > Matt Emmerton You're not mistaken. FreeBSD requires a pr

Re: Install FreeBSD 4.4 into EXTENDED Partition

2002-10-26 Thread Matthew Emmerton
> In installation programm of FreeBSD 4.4 I have select extended partition, FreeBSD said, that > this partition will be deleted (TOGETHER WITH LINUX NATIVE AND SWAP PARTITIONS!). > > How can I do something like this: > > >

Install FreeBSD 4.4 into EXTENDED Partition

2002-10-26 Thread demon
In installation programm of FreeBSD 4.4 I have select extended partition, FreeBSD said, that this partition will be deleted (TOGETHER WITH LINUX NATIVE AND SWAP PARTITIONS!). How can I do something like this: