From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Feb 12 13:40:07 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA10582 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 13:39:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from its.brooklyn.cuny.edu (acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu [146.245.2.76]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA10576 for ; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 13:39:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from molagund@its.brooklyn.cuny.edu) Received: from localhost (molagund@localhost) by its.brooklyn.cuny.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id QAA10941; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 16:39:28 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 16:39:27 -0500 (EST) From: Big Mayo X-Sender: molagund@acc6 To: Rick Hamell cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cohabitation In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Does the boot manager come with FreeBSD, or is it an application I would have to buy separately. If I understand you correctly, after installing the Boot Manager, I would boot from FreeBSD from a disk each time I turned my computer on? Isn't FreeBSD, like Linux, a UNIX-like operating sys? ________________________________________________________________________ No man is an iland, intire of it selfe... ________________________________________________________________________ On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Rick Hamell wrote: > > > I have Windows98 (which is giving me REAL grief with freezes, lockups..etc.) > > and I want to know how I would go about the installation of freebsd Linux. > > My problem is that I have an 8.4GB Hard Drive which is one huge partition, > > so when I am ready to install FreeBSD I will have to partition it (is that > > correct?). How do I do that without destroying what I already have on my > > drive? > > First, FreeBSD and Linux are two different operating systems. If you wish > to keep 98, you will have to repartion. The best way in your case will be > to move 98 to the last half or so of your hard drive and put FreeBSD in > the first half. > > > Another question. Is it true that I can install FreeBSD in such a way > > that I will be able to boot up to Linux whenever I want to, by inserting > > a disk in the a drive? How would I go about putting that configuration > > together? If that option is less involved than going through a boot > > manager to establish a dual boot, I would prefer it. > > It will be much easier just running the Boot manager then booting > off of a floppy. Installing the boot manager is an option when you > install. > > > > Rick > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message