Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 11:27:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Jeff <jlr@soltec.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help! I'm a total Newbie! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980625112712.1471e-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <359170A9.F2430FA8@soltec.net>
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On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, Jeff wrote: > Hello, I'd like to install FreeBSD on my current PC. I have a Pentium > Pro 200, 64 M RAM, etc. I have about 7 GB HDD, with 6 of it divided up > on one hard drive. Basically, I have three available partitions that > are logical to the primary DOS partition. (I think that's how I did > it.) It may be a primary, with the extended partition housing the > logicals. At any rate, do I need to do anything special to one of these > partitions prior to installation of FreeBSD on it? Yes, delete them and shrink the corresponding extended partition. FreeBSD requires it's own slice type and will not install to any other FS type. 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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