Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 18:10:42 -0500 (EST) From: "Nathan V. Patwardhan" <nvp@mediaone.net> To: apixkaw@hotmail.com (shaun mcfarlane) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installing freebsd Message-ID: <199809132310.SAA01019@mediaone.net> In-Reply-To: <19980913213612.5654.qmail@hotmail.com> from shaun mcfarlane at "Sep 13, 98 02:36:12 pm"
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> is there a way to run ms-dos, win95 and freebsd all on one computer?
Yes. I'm running FreeBSD, NT and Linux on the same machine.
> my friend installed freebsd and it erased everything... how would i go
> about setting it up.. and installing freebsd so nothing will get erased
> and i can still run all 3?
Are you sure that he erased everything? Or did he just screw
something up so that the other OSes couldn't be booted? In any case.
Here's what I'd do:
- back everything (that's existing on the disk) up.
- use Partition Magic to make the partitions. Or, defrag and
use FIPS to create a new partition.
- be *very careful* not to delete any existing partitions when
adding your FreeBSD partition. Don't write anything until
you're sure that you've done the right thing. Read the docs
in full.
- install the FreeBSD boot manager, OR make sure that your
Win95 partition remains bootable. You can always boot
FreeBSD with a floppy or from a CD-ROM.
--
Nate Patwardhan, System Administrator
O'Reilly and Associates
nvp@oreilly.com
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