From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Sep 24 3:20:22 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail-2.sjc.telocity.net (mail-2.sjc.telocity.net [216.227.56.42]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E924737B42C for ; Sun, 24 Sep 2000 03:20:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zoso (dsl-216-227-91-85.telocity.com [216.227.91.85]) by mail-2.sjc.telocity.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id DAA24424; Sun, 24 Sep 2000 03:17:44 -0700 (PDT) From: "Otter" To: "RICARDO KARCHER" , Subject: RE: Questions Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 06:25:23 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C025F0.382AED50" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C025F0.382AED50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of RICARDO KARCHER Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 11:59 PM To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Questions Hi , Please somebody could help me ? I been reading the Installation guides but I have a few questions.... 1) I have my disk drive with Windows 98 in one partition..... FreeBSD can be installed with my Windows 98 as Linux do in another different partition ? Can you install FreeBSD and have a dual-booting machine? If that's what you're asking, the answer is yes. 2) Do I have to use Fips for example to create a new partition for FreeBSD ? I'd prefer fdisk or Partition Magic for making new ones, but if you need to resize an existing dos partition, back up your data and check out fips. PM also works nicely for this task, but make sure you back up first. 3) Could I download the nessesary files to my windows 98 particion then create the booteable disk ? Yep. If you read http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install-guide.html#INSTALL-FLOPPIES you will be enlightened. If you have a BIOS that will allow a bootable CD-ROM drive and/or a CD-R to make a CD from an image, images are available online if you can't wait for them to come in the mail. 4) If not ,could I download the nessesary files to my Floppy Drive directly from an FTP ? see #3. 5) Does FreeBSD support my Hardware ? Intel Pentium 500 MHZ Disk Drive of 15 GB Mother Mi766 integrated with sound , modem Hsp Riser , and generic intel 810 with 8 Megs stolen from Ram . 64 mg Ram I'm not sure about the onboard sound or modem, but the rest should be ok. Take a shot at an installation and see how it works out. You might be surprised. I just got my girlfriend to switch to FreeBSD from Linux. All her onboard components work well. She's pleased to say that there's no longer a need for Linux on her machine... and I'm pleased to say that's one more on our team! =] -Otter Thanks , I hope for an answer soon... Ricardo Karcher Sorry for my language, I'm from South America- Argentina. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C025F0.382AED50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

-----Original Message-----
From:=20 owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of = RICARDO=20 KARCHER
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 11:59 = PM
To:=20 questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: = Questions

Hi ,

     Please = somebody could=20 help me ?

    I been reading the = Installation guides but I have a few questions....

1) I have my disk drive with Windows = 98 in one=20 partition..... FreeBSD can be installed with my Windows 98 as Linux do = in=20 another

different partition ?

Can you install FreeBSD and have a dual-booting = machine?=20 If that's what you're asking, the answer is=20 yes.

2) Do I have to use Fips for = example to=20 create a new partition for FreeBSD ?

I'd=20 prefer fdisk or Partition Magic for making new ones, but if you need = to resize=20 an existing dos partition, back up your data and check out fips. PM = also works=20 nicely for this task, but make sure you back up = first.

3) Could I download the nessesary = files to my=20 windows 98 particion then create the booteable disk ?

Yep.=20 If you read http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install-guide.html#INSTALL-FLOPPIES you=20 will be enlightened. If you have a BIOS that will allow a bootable = CD-ROM=20 drive and/or a CD-R to make a CD from an image, images are = available=20 online if you can't wait for them to come in the = mail.

4) If not ,could I download the = nessesary files=20 to my Floppy Drive directly from an FTP = ?

see #3.

5) Does FreeBSD=20 support my Hardware ?



    Intel Pentium=20 500 MHZ

    Disk Drive of=20 15 GB

    Mother Mi766 = integrated with=20 sound , modem Hsp Riser , and generic intel 810 with 8=20 Megs stolen from Ram .

    64 mg Ram =

I'm not sure about the onboard sound or modem, but the = rest=20 should be ok. Take a shot at an installation and see how it works out. = You=20 might be surprised. I just got my girlfriend to switch to FreeBSD from = Linux.=20 All her onboard components work well. She's pleased to say that = there's no=20 longer a need for Linux on her machine... and I'm pleased to say = that's=20 one more on our team! =3D]

-Otter



Thanks , I hope for = an answer=20 soon...

Ricardo Karcher

Sorry for my language, I'm = from South=20 America- Argentina.

    =20

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