Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 16:13:17 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Art Mattox <mattox@csd.uwm.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installing FreeBSD Message-ID: <19980223161317.39828@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <34F12879.948F4728@csd.uwm.edu>; from Art Mattox on Sun, Feb 22, 1998 at 11:42:49PM -0800 References: <34F12879.948F4728@csd.uwm.edu>
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On Sun, 22 February 1998 at 23:42:49 -0800, Art Mattox wrote: > Hello, > > I am about to embark on the experience of installing FreeBSD from the > four disc CDROM set v. 2.2.5. Before doing this I will be installing a > 4.3GB hard drive (EIDE) which will accompany my older 1.6GB EIDE hd. My > initial thoughts are that I will install the FreeBSD on the smaller > drive and load win95 and various associated windows applications on the > larger drive. I am not interested in preserving any of the data or > programs on the smaller drive and would prefer to start with two > completely clean drives. > > I am looking for any suggestions/recommendations that anyone may offer > to make this transition as painless and efficient as possible. e.g. > Some questions that come to mind are which OS should I install first? > When should I erase everything on the smaller disk? During the installation. The installation process does this for you. > (I prefer not to have an older windows/dos version detected. If you overwrite it with FreeBSD, it doesn't matter what was there before. > I want to start with two completely clean hard drives.) Another > question that I wonder about are what potential snags or pitfalls > can I encounter of which I might not be presently cognitive? > > Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Get a copy of "The Complete FreeBSD", second edition (http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/bsdbook2.htm). It contains much more information than you'll get on a mailing list. Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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