Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 09:11:42 -0800 From: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> To: Alfred Breull <puma@hannover.sgh-net.de> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help, please. Message-ID: <38DF964E.D69D8BA8@gorean.org> References: <3.0.6.32.20000321202021.00992b10@pop3.hannover.sgh-net.de> <3.0.6.32.20000327104451.009a9e10@pop3.hannover.sgh-net.de>
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Alfred Breull wrote: > > :) It was a typo, alright, it is 1.1 GB. > > But, thank you, I found the answer myself - after several days (of > disappointment): > > I run MS DOS, win98, Partition Magic in separate primary partitions > and need an extra extended partition for sensible data. > > Unfortunately, FreeBSD wants a primary partition and you cannot > create 5 partitions ... > > The extra DOS partition is required because I run go32 (for f2c) which > uses memory win98 wants to keep to itself - even when installed as > DOS/ win98 dualboot. > > I'll de-install Partition Magic's bootmanager and see if the > FreeBSD bootmanager can manage my stuff. I used to use the boot manager from PM (originally from OS/2 :) and I've long since converted to OS-BS beta, available at ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/tools/ . If you can handle the one, you can handle the other, and osbs has the advantage of not using up a partition. Good luck, Doug -- "So, the cows were part of a dream that dreamed itself into existence? Is that possible?" asked the student incredulously. The master simply replied, "Mu." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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