How to install FreeBSD on its own partition
by rng from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5ERDV)
I have recently tried FreeBSD in VirtualBox, where one whole virtual disk was provided for its installation. It is working very well there with XFCE4 desktop. Now I want to make a real install on my hard disk which has following partitioning scheme:
https://imgur.com/T14U9YX
However, on my desktop hard disk, I have a total of 4 partitions. I have one partition with Windows and another with Linux installed on it. I have grub installed in MBR from Linux and I can boot to either OS from its menu at startup.
I have 2 more partitions which are free, one is primary (P3 in above figure) and other is extended (P4 in above figure). Is it possible to install FreeBSD to one of these free partitions only, without the need to use whole disk? For booting, I can update grub from Linux partition and I think it will find FreeBSD partition and put it in its menu. I tried to check on the internet but could not find simple instructions for this process. Also, FreeBSD instructions talk about 'slice' also and its relation with partition is not clear to me. Thanks for your help.
https://imgur.com/T14U9YX
However, on my desktop hard disk, I have a total of 4 partitions. I have one partition with Windows and another with Linux installed on it. I have grub installed in MBR from Linux and I can boot to either OS from its menu at startup.
I have 2 more partitions which are free, one is primary (P3 in above figure) and other is extended (P4 in above figure). Is it possible to install FreeBSD to one of these free partitions only, without the need to use whole disk? For booting, I can update grub from Linux partition and I think it will find FreeBSD partition and put it in its menu. I tried to check on the internet but could not find simple instructions for this process. Also, FreeBSD instructions talk about 'slice' also and its relation with partition is not clear to me. Thanks for your help.