Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 06:45:21 -0700 From: "Bart (The Good Guy) Trzynadlowski" <trzy@powernet.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Switching from Win95 (yuck) to FreeBSD (mmmm) Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19981002064521.00795330@powernet.net>
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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
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