Date: Mon, 29 Jan 96 11:09:59 PST From: Christopher Wilkins <zing@pacificws.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: questions related to getting freeBSD to boot from HD after install Message-ID: <9601291909.AA17220@pulm1.accessone.com>
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1) Does freeBSD 2.1 support a translating BIOS or do I need to disable that? I have three EIDE drives, (540 MB, 1.2 GB, 1.2 GB) and want to be able to run both Windows 95 and freeBSD. I think Windows needs either a translating BIOS or software to enable it to use the larger hard drives. If freeBSD does not support a translating BIOS, then I guess I will need to install Western Digital's ontrack software that comes with their drives. 2) Does the freeBSD 2.1 install have a problem with putting the boot manager on a different disk than the one that I am installing freeBSD onto? I am trying to install freeBSD onto part of disk E:(1.2 GB). I want to have a 511 MB DOS partion on it and freeBSD on the rest. If I understand correctly, the boot manager needs to go on at the beginning of drive C:(540 MB). What do I need to do to insure that this happens? 3) Are there any special problems trying to have freeBSD coexist with Windows 95? Win 95 is already installed. My system: Pentium 90 Intel motherboard 24 MB RAM Mitsumi 2X CD-ROM connected through SB16 USR 28.8 Sportster internal modem Diamond Stealth 64 2MB DRAM I would greatly appreciate any suggestions/help/solutions that people have to offer. Thanks Chris Wilkins zing@pacificws.com
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