Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 14:05:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Heff001@aol.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installation - Already have Win 98 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9906091404410.3005-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <e4137512.248c0173@aol.com>
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On Sun, 6 Jun 1999 Heff001@aol.com wrote: > OK I have purchased Walnut Creek's FreeBSD Lite 3.1 (on CD-ROM) for my PC. > > I have a: > > AMD-K6(tm) 3D Processor > 64.0MB RAM > GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE46 - 6.4 GIG Primary Master C: > GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE46 - 8.4 GIG Primary Slave D: > BCD 40XH CD-ROM > > I am running Windows 98 4.10.1998 > > Question1: I plan to install FreeBSD on drive D: giving it 200MB of space. Is > this enough? No. I suggest 500MB. > Question2: When I install FreeBSD, do I need something like System Commander > to get to either OS? Win 98 is on drive C: and I don't want it disturbed. > Can I continue to boot Win 98 as usual and select an option (from DOS) to > boot FreeBSD when I need it (only)? FreeBSD ships with a bootloader, so System Commander is not needed. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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