From FreeBSD handbook:
FreeBSD must be installed into a primary partition. FreeBSD can keep all its data, including any files that you create, on this one partition. However, if you have multiple disks...
You can check it here - Section 2.3.3.1
I didn't know I can move Arch from primary to extended partition. That's great, but is it safe?
It is if you have a backup just in case, like you always should
]]>FreeBSD must be installed into a primary partition. FreeBSD can keep all its data, including any files that you create, on this one partition. However, if you have multiple disks...
You can check it here - Section 2.3.3.1
I didn't know I can move Arch from primary to extended partition. That's great, but is it safe?
]]>I did not know that BSD mandates a primary partition. Are you sure about this?
]]>/dev/sda1 2048 206847 102400 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT <----this is small windows 7 boot partition [unused]
/dev/sda2 * 206848 106498047 53145600 83 Linux <----main Arch partition
/dev/sda3 106498048 536578047 215040000 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT <----windows 7 partition
/dev/sda4 536578048 976768064 220095008+ 5 Extended <----partition for /home and additional disk for windows
/dev/sda5 731896381 976768064 122435842 83 Linux
You can see I'm booting from the linux partition, I'm using GRUB and I heard there may be a problem after installing windows as a 2nd system. Another problem is that I want to install BSD and I read it requires primary partition, can you suggest anything possible without formatting the whole HDD?
Maybe there's a possibility to install windows or BSD on an extended partition? Or is there way to avoid creating this little, ugly windows boot partition, since I'm using GRUB only? How can I reinstall windows and then install FreeBSD without losing my Archlinux?