Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 10:05:53 +0200 (MESZ) From: Robert Eckardt <roberte@mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> To: king@ultrix6.cs.csubak.edu (Netscape 4.0) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, king@ultrix6.cs.csubak.edu Subject: Re: PC with multiple Operating Systems Message-ID: <199708180805.KAA17848@beta.mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> In-Reply-To: <33F7F185.77F11250@ultrix6.cs.csubak.edu> from "Netscape 4.0" at "Aug 17, 97 11:53:57 pm"
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Hi,
> Hello,
>
> I have a computer with about 1.6 and 3.0 Gig disk drives,
> partitioned into 250-300 MB partitions. I have Windows 3.1
> and Linux installed, and will soon add Windows95 and perhaps
> Windows NT. I would like also to add FreeBSD since I am
> not entirely happy with Linux. However I can't find documentation
> to answer the following questions:
>
> 1. Can FreeBSD easily coexist with the other Operating systems?
> Can I boot FreeBSD from DOS; can I boot FreeBSD from
> floppy and switch / to the hard disk?
Yes!, Yes? (I think there exists a program, but I never used it.), Yes!
You can also install a boot selector program that shows you
a menu of all bootable systems and lets you select one.
> 2. Can FreeBSD read DOS FAT files, can FreeBSD read Linux
> ext2 systems
Yes!, Yes!
You can read and write DOS-FAT and ext2 file systems.
(You should not use DOS partitions larger than ~1GB
and you should umount ext2 FSs prior to shutdown.)
> 3. I can use fdisk from Linux to create partitions
> readable from DOS and Linux. Will FreeBSD recognize
> these partitions?
Yes!, Yes!
(Once you used FreeBSD's fdisk you will probably prefer it over Linux'.)
You should keep in mind that FreeBSD is to be installed in
a `primary partition' (which is called `slice').
Then you have to use disklabel to define room (which is called `partition')
for the different file systems.
(Both steps are easily followed by in the install program.)
> Answers, or pointers to documentation that answers, the above
> questions would be greatly appreciated.
Look at the handbook and the FAQ on www.freebsd.org.
Robert
>
> Thanking you in advance
>
> King Lee
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