From owner-freebsd-newbies Fri Jan 21 23:33:59 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from www.beastie.net (cr13646-a.lngly1.bc.wave.home.com [24.113.138.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1BE7155BA for ; Fri, 21 Jan 2000 23:33:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from beastie@beastie.net) Received: from [192.168.1.2] (helo=Beastie) by www.beastie.net with smtp (Exim 3.03 #1) id 12Bv1k-000DwP-00; Fri, 21 Jan 2000 23:32:08 -0800 Message-ID: <000b01bf64ab$21e1e1e0$0201a8c0@uniserve.com> From: "David Fuchs" To: "justwondering" , References: <000701bf6498$4ed43580$d86b4e0c@nj2308> Subject: Re: YOU REALLY SHOULD USE A SUBJECT HEADING Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 23:34:35 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01BF6468.13279200" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BF6468.13279200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Next time, include a subject... :) Most likely you were doing some kind of dual boot thing for FreeBSD. = You should try a program like partition magic to reclaim your lost = space. If you plan to reinstall FreeBSD, don't worry about it, you'll = get your diskspace back when FreeBSD makes its partitions. 4 meg isn't = much anyhow... I'm sure you can live without it for a little while... -Beastie ----- Original Message -----=20 From: justwondering=20 To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org=20 Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 9:19 PM Sorry to be a pest but I was wondering, after I tried to install = FreeBSD I had a bit of trouble and figured I would put windows (shiver) = back on to check my mail and go back on the web for more information. I = notice that now when I boot my PC a black screen appears that says F1 = DOS, and I am missing about 4 meg from the HDD, How do I reclaim this = space. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I would like to try to = install FreeBSD again and for good when I do away with the win modem. =20 Regards Gene ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BF6468.13279200 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Next time, include a subject... = :)

Most likely you were doing some kind of = dual boot=20 thing for FreeBSD. You should try a program like partition magic = to=20 reclaim your lost space. If you plan to reinstall FreeBSD, don't = worry=20 about it, you'll get your diskspace back when FreeBSD makes its=20 partitions. 4 meg isn't much anyhow... I'm sure you can live = without it=20 for a little while...

-Beastie

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From:=20 justwondering

To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org =

Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 = 9:19=20 PM

Sorry to be a pest but I was = wondering, =20 after I tried to install FreeBSD I had a bit of trouble and figured I = would=20 put windows (shiver) back on to check my mail and go back on the web = for more=20 information. I notice that now when I boot my PC a black screen = appears=20 that says F1 DOS, and I am missing about 4 meg from the HDD, How do I = reclaim=20 this space. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I would = like to try=20 to install FreeBSD again and for good when I do away with the win=20 modem.

Regards

Gene

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