From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jun 17 13:45:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA02828 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 13:45:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mailcrunch.cis.co.za (mailcrunch.cis.co.za [196.2.16.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA02782 for ; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 13:45:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from vdberg1@mweb.co.za) Received: from vdberg1.mweb.co.za (dbn-522-35.mweb.co.za [196.2.40.35]) by mailcrunch.cis.co.za (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id WAA11300 for ; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 22:47:55 -0200 (GMT) From: "Hadyn van der Berg" To: Subject: Installation queries Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 22:43:31 +0200 Message-ID: <01bd9a30$96d21520$232802c4@vdberg1.mweb.co.za> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001E_01BD9A41.5A5AE520" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01BD9A41.5A5AE520 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi there, I downloaded the "boot.fpl" file and the "fixit.fpl" files = from your South African mirror. I copied them onto floppy with = "Norton's" and the boot one works. The question I have is that it is suggested that a backup of my = hard-drive be made. I have a 3.3 Gb western digital with no way of = backing it up. At the beginning of the drive I have a : ~700 meg Windows 95 logical drive partition (PRIMARY) 7 meg Dos 6.22 partition (PRIMARY) ~120 meg allocated for freeBSD to be installed (PRIMARY) then my extended partition=20 =20 I use Partition Magic to switch between which PRIMARY I want to boot = from. Are my drives safe if I hide them using Partition Magic before = installing freeBSD - I can't afford to backup or lose my data. If only some of them are safe - which ones? Primary or Extended? Thanks for your help and good luck with freeBSD ! HAdyn. ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01BD9A41.5A5AE520 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi there, I downloaded the = "boot.fpl"=20 file and the "fixit.fpl" files from your South African mirror. = I=20 copied them onto floppy with "Norton's" and the boot one=20 works.

The question I have is that it is = suggested that=20 a backup of my hard-drive be made. I have a 3.3 Gb western digital with = no way=20 of backing it up.

At the beginning of the drive I have = a=20 :

~700 meg = Windows 95=20 logical drive partition (PRIMARY)

7 meg Dos = 6.22=20 partition (PRIMARY)

~120 meg = allocated for=20 freeBSD to be installed (PRIMARY)

then my extended partition =

I use = Partition Magic to=20 switch between which PRIMARY I want to boot from. Are my = drives safe=20 if I hide them using Partition Magic before installing freeBSD - I can't = afford=20 to backup or lose my data.

If only some of them are safe - = which ones?=20 Primary or Extended?

Thanks for your help and good luck with freeBSD = !

HAdyn.

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