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Subject: Re: FreeBsd 2.0.5 installation with Windows 95
To: a.mondini@agora.stm.it (Andrea Mondini)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 13:49:57 +0100 (MET)
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In-Reply-To: <30975F7F.5AF8@agora.stm.it> from "Andrea Mondini" at Nov 1, 95 12:52:31 pm
From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
Reply-To: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
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> 
> I bought FreeBsd 2.0.5 from Walnut Creek, I want to install it 
> but I am very scared to do that because on my computer there is 
> a Windows 95 installation. That is not mentioned on the 
> installation documents and I want some suggestion from you.
> I have 2 540 Meg IDE drives: Windows 95 is installed on the 
> first partition of the first physical IDE drive that has 2 270 
> Meg partitions, C and E logical drives, primary and extended DOS 
> partitions.
> On the second hard disk there are the other two partitions:
> D and F, primary and extended.
> I can install FreeBsd on the drive F, that, I know, is a DOS 
> extended partition.
> Is it possible ?
> Can I spoil my Window 95 installation ?

I don't think so. You will be offered a partition menu during the installation
process. To install FreeBSD you will have to delete the extended
DOS partition (F:) to free space for FreeBSD. You can also
run FDISK and delete the second (extended DOS) partition before running
the FreeBSD installation script. Later during the installation
process you will be asked for installtion of the boot loader.
Install it. You then will have the choice to boot the various
partitions (Win95, FreeBSD)

> 
> Cheers,
> 				Andy.
> 

--Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de