From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Dec 11 21:14:04 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA15543 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 21:14:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from namodn.com (namodn.com [207.33.107.203]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA15538 for ; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 21:14:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from robert@namodn.com) Received: from localhost (robert@localhost) by namodn.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id VAA09070; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 21:17:42 GMT (envelope-from robert@namodn.com) Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 21:17:42 +0000 (GMT) From: Robert To: Marc Andre Paquin cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: fat32 and fat16 In-Reply-To: <3671887E.4683294A@cca.qc.ca> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from QUOTED-PRINTABLE to 8bit by hub.freebsd.org id VAA15539 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hmm, I've seen IDE HDD's with fat32 and fat16 on seperate partitions.. Also, you do not need dos to install FreeBSD.. you can either boot from the CD (if your BIOS supports it) or download/copy the boot.flp image and rawrite it (using win95/dos) for a freebsd boot disk.. -rob ( www.namodn.com ) ( mailto:robert@namodn.com ) On Fri, 11 Dec 1998, Marc Andre Paquin wrote: > Hello, > > I have a HB with 3 partitions. 2 for win95 in fat32 and the last one is intended for > FreeBSD in a near future. I have been told that it was imposible to have on the same > disk fat32 and fat16 (DOS to install FreeBSD). > > Will i have to reformat (!) and make the 3 partitions in fat16 (on a 11.5GIG HD, > it's a real waste!) > > Thank you! > -- > Marc André Paquin, adjoint au chef T. I. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > \\\\\|///// > ( @ @ ) > ---oOOo-(_)-oOOo--------------------------- > Centre Canadien d'Architecture | C C A > http://cca.qc.ca > -----------Oooo---------------------------- > oooO ( ) > ( ) ) / > \ ( (_/ > \_) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message