Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 09:02:56 -0500 From: Walter Brameld <brameld@twave.net> To: Ryan Thompson <freebsd@sasknow.com> Cc: Lanny Baron <lnb@freebsdsystems.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Bellardd@aol.com Subject: Re: Windows 98 Compatibility Message-ID: <00020609125701.00308@Bozo_3.BozoLand.domain> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002052254030.77542-100000@sasknow.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002052254030.77542-100000@sasknow.com>
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Okaaaay, I can see where this is headed. This poor guy is going to learn more than he ever wanted to know about operating system compatibility, and he's still not going to be able to get to his Windows. Would the person who sent the original request please post another message as to whether: a) You got your problem fixed. b) You still need help. If it's b, let us know exactly what is wrong. Can you just not boot to Windows any more? Did you have an unsuccessful of a boot manager, did you accidently blow Windows away, or are you trying to access your Windows programs from FreeBSD? Once we get a clear-cut explanation of the problem, we may be able to provide you with a solution. On Sun, 06 Feb 2000, in a never-ending search for enlightenment, Ryan Thompson wrote: > On Sat, 5 Feb 2000, Walter Brameld wrote: > > > On Sat, 05 Feb 2000, in a never-ending search for enlightenment, Lanny Baron wrote: > > > Its possible he is attempting to do as I do. Run all windows programs via smb > > > from some of my FreeBSD servers. > > > > > > On 06-Feb-00 Ryan Thompson wrote: > > > > On Sat, 5 Feb 2000 Bellardd@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > > >> Is Version 3.4 compatible with Windows 98. > > > > > > > > No. > > > > > > > >> Please respond as soon as possible as I have install Version 2.2.5 per > > > >> instructions and I am unable to access my window programs anymore. Please > > > >> HELP! > > > > > > I think someone else had the right idea that the problem here is he > > wants to run dual-boot, he's installed FreeBSD on a machine that > > already had Windows 98 on it, and now he can't get to Windows. Maybe > > one of you Gurus can help him out. > > > > As to the original question at least the way I interpret it, the > > answer is yes. I am running FreeBSD version 3.4-STABLE and Windows 98 > > on the same machine and have no problems booting to either one. > > I took the word "compatible" in the strict sense. FreeBSD and Windows 98 > are NOT binary compatible, filesystem compatible (though FreeBSD WILL > successfully mount FAT, FAT32 and NTFS partitions, and mount them well, > this is not what I would call full "compatibility"), and FreeBSD and > Windows 98 can NOT exist on the same physical partition of a hard drive. > > I DO see the point made more than once in this thread, though... And yes, > while I would hesitate to use the word "compatible", FreeBSD and Windows > 98 can indeed coexist on the same physical machine, with a number of > restrictions: > > - Only one operating system can be booted simultaneously. > - As mentioned above, it is possible in many cases to mount Windows > partitions under FreeBSD, to share data and free space. It is NOT > possible to access native FreeBSD partitions under Windows. > - Binary formats between the two OSes are not compatible (and neither are > the drivers! :-) > > > That being said, I have run a number of multi-booted systems. One such > monster had six different OS installs across four drives totalling 39GB, > including FreeBSD-STABLE, -CURRENT, NetBSD, WinNT, 98 and RedHat. It CAN > be done. :-) > > -- > Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> 50% Owner, Sysadmin > SaskNow Technologies http://www.sasknow.com > #106-380 3120 8th St E Saskatoon, SK S7H 0W2 -- Walter in·tel·lec·tu·al n. Someone who has been educated past his/her level of intelligence. P.S. The answer is 42. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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