Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 17:39:17 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Martin Von_Schantz <ikaros_net@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Partitioning Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980226173816.817E-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199802261726.JAA06324@f155.hotmail.com>
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On Thu, 26 Feb 1998, Martin Von_Schantz wrote: > I have a few questions regarding the built in "make a slice" > partition program in Freebsd. > > 1. Is it possible to make a partition without destroying all data > stored on the disk originally? > I have about 200Mb left on an 1Gb drive. If you're using FAT16, you can use `fips' from the tools/ directory. Otherwise you'll have to buy Partition Magic to resize the partitions. > 2. Do I have to have the installations in c:\freebsd\ or can I change > drive when installing from an MS-DOS partition. It must be a primary DOS partition. C: is searched by default. > 3. Which files are X stored in? And it is possible to swap to a new > version when possible? X is stored in XF86331/. You can upgrade once installed by simply extracting the new version over the old. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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