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Date:      Mon, 13 May 1996 06:49:25 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Barry Masterson <jbarrm@panix.com>
To:        Hans Glitsch <hans@flash.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD, Please help.
Message-ID:  <Pine.SUN.3.91.960513063023.9461A-100000@panix.com>
In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19960513063700.00674fa8@flash.net>

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On Mon, 13 May 1996, Hans Glitsch wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have completed the instalation of FreeBSD on my system and it seems to
> work OK, but I discovered that I need to rebuild my kernel because I am
> using a PS/2 mouse :-(. Which means that I need to get the package that
> contains the kernel sources. Am I right? or am I going in the wrong direction?
>
Yes, if you don't already have them you can get them at:
	wcarchive.cdrom.com:/.16/FreeBSD/2.1.0-RELEASE/src
 
> I also need to redo the dos partition that I made with fips.exe because it's
> too small for the BSD package that I need. How do I delete a partition made
> with fips.exe?
>
Well, if FreeBSD is already running, then you might be better off using
one of the comm programs available for FreeBSD; kermit, tip,... and
downloading directly to the FreeBSD partition/slice. No need to resize
anything.
The dos partition has done its job. Use FreeBSD now as your main O/S and 
keep the dos as a communications lifeboat.
 
> Also, how do I transfer files back and forth between the dos and FreeBSD
> file system?
>
As root:
	# mount -t msdos /dev/wdos1 /dos
	(do your stuff; eg; #mv kermit.gz /usr/local)
	# umount /dev/wd0s1
'wd0s1' is for IDE drives. I'm not sure what the SCSI label is. 

> Thank you very much!
Your welcome

> Hans
> ------------------------------------
> hans@flash.net
> ------------------------------------
> 
Barry Masterson
jbarrm@panix.com
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