From owner-freebsd-newbies Thu Mar 19 15:05:13 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA22746 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:05:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from general1.consumersedge.com (mail.personalogic.com [208.213.67.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA22713 for ; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:04:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dshanes@personalogic.com) Received: from SHANES by general1.consumersedge.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.0.1458.49) id G5587JDL; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:05:38 -0800 Message-ID: <017d01bd538b$2ae98af0$1d43a8c0@shanes.personalogic.com> From: "David Shanes" To: "Trefney, Mark" Cc: Subject: Re: bsd install Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:03:01 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Yes, it will. Refer to http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ101.html#101 for information. David -----Original Message----- From: Trefney, Mark To: David Shanes Date: Thursday, March 19, 1998 1:49 PM Subject: RE: bsd install >Will the NT OS Loader (boot manager) properly boot into FreeBSD? > >____ >| From: David Shanes >| To: Tony Cappellini;Brian W. >| Cc: Freebsd Newbies List >| Sent: March 19, 1998 02:02 PM >| Subject: Re: bsd install >| >| >| Brian, >| I am dual-booting with NT and it works fine. When >| you follow the steps >| to create a boot/install disk and follow through the >| menu selections for an >| install, it showed me a list of my HD partitions and >| free space and asked me >| where I wanted it to go. It even recommends default >| partition sizes and asks >| you if you want to use the boot manager. >| If you are using NT, the on-line handbook explains >| how you can use the >| NT loader for dual booting. >| >| David >| >| _____________________________________________________ >| David Shanes 7535 >| Metropolitan Drive >| dshanes@personalogic.com San Diego, CA 92108 >| Database Developer (619) >| 220-5800 x228 >| PersonaLogic, Inc. (619) >| 220-5899 (fax) >| http://www.PersonaLogic.com >| >| -----Original Message----- >| From: Tony Cappellini >| To: Brian W. >| Cc: Freebsd Newbies List >| Date: Thursday, March 19, 1998 11:51 AM >| Subject: Re: bsd install >| >| >| > >| > >| >On Thu, 19 Mar 1998, Brian W. wrote: >| > >| >> Ive been wanting to try freebsd for a little while >| now. I'm kind of >| annoyed >| >> with some of the Linux distributions. Can someone >| tell me which >| >> files/directories I need to download to complete >| the install. >| > >| >That's odd. I was considering Red Hat Linux, before I >| decided on BSD. >| >The Linux people were saying RH Linux has a real easy >| install utility, and >| >the BSD people were saying just the opposite. >| > >| >Now I'm stuck in Lehey's book on BSD, when it comes >| to partitioning your >| >drive for dual OS's. So I haven't actually got to the >| installing BSD yet >| >:) > >| > >| > >| >Tony >| > >| > >| >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >| >with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the >| message >| >| >| To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >| with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the >| message >| To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message