From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Oct 2 06:45:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA28065 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 06:45:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from server4.reno.powernet.net (server4.reno.powernet.net [208.226.189.15]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA28052 for ; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 06:45:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from trzy@powernet.net) Received: from progen (p0-7.reno.powernet.net [208.226.189.37]) by server4.reno.powernet.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id GAA22817 for ; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 06:44:46 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19981002064521.00795330@powernet.net> X-Sender: trzy@powernet.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 06:45:21 -0700 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: "Bart (The Good Guy) Trzynadlowski" Subject: Switching from Win95 (yuck) to FreeBSD (mmmm) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Ok, I have outgrown Windows 95 in many ways now and I need FreeBSD. I have 2 hard drives with 3 partitions: 1. C (1.6g) 2. D and E (4g total) Windows is on C. I read the installation procedure and I think i can do this: Shut Down to MS-DOS mode in Win95 Start the installation as described on freebsd.org BUT: Does FreeBSD really read my DOS partitions so I don't have to have to reformat ANYTHING? even my D/E drive? And if it can, does it handicap FreeBSD in any way? Does it have native support for the DOS partitions or will I be slowed down? back to the installation: When i get FreeBSD running or even before i start installing it, i could rename or remove my Win95 directory thus being able to configure FreeBSD to boot on my system... Later I'd like to stick Windows on the D/E drive or something so itd only boot when I want it to. And if FreeBSD DOESNT reformat anything and keeps the partition windows should still be able to access my C drive and FreeBSD my D/E drives, right? Thanks, Bart "The Good Guy" Trzynadlowski "Screwy ain't it?" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message