Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 18 Aug 1997 08:32:54 -0700 | From | CameronBean <> | Subject | Re: why multiple ext3fs partions in a single dos partition is good. |
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At 11:39 AM 8/18/97 +0200, you wrote: >Darren Reed: > >: For those of us who don't run only linux, we may have 3 partitions already >: setup for other operating systems, including DOS/Windows, with one of those >: as an extended partition. Now the real problem is that you can't boot into >: an extended partition, > >Why not?
I must agree, "why not?" In fact, I have setup a computer running Linux, Windows95, WindowsNT, OS/2 Warp and FreeBSD with System Commander as the boot manager and I have successfully installed OS/2 into an extended partition and booted from it. It all a matter of wether or not the boot manager supports booting from an extended partition.
>: not to mention that I've yet to see an fdisk program >: that will deal with two extended partitions. > >Never used sfdisk? > >: Now that I think of it, Linux >: is the only PC Unix I use that requires one dos partition per ext2fs >: partition. Solaris/FreeBSD/NetBSD all let you create /, /usr, /var all in >: a single DOS partition. > >So does Linux.
Since when does Linux require a DOS partition for every ext2fs? I have Linux on one of my machines as the only OS and the only FS type is ext2. There are no DOS partitions on that machine. And may I correct you in saying that FreeBSD doesn't install multiple partitions into a DOS partition. In fact, FreeBSD will partition a primary or extended partition into sub-partitions as if all partitions are treated as extended.
Hmm...I believe you are using the term DOS partition in correctly. Now that I think about it, if you replace the word DOS with primary, then you'd be correct...to some degree.
I just wanted to clarify things.
Cameron Bean
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