Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 15:04:09 +0200 From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> To: hoek@hwcn.org Cc: hacking group <pcmaf@hotmail.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: freebsd Message-ID: <19970728150409.30109@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.970725093757.363A-100000@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca>; from Tim Vanderhoek <hoek@hwcn.org> on Fri, Jul 25, 1997 at 09:41:23AM -0400 References: <199707251308.GAA13129@f64.hotmail.com> <Pine.GSO.3.96.970725093757.363A-100000@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca>
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On Fri, Jul 25, 1997 at 09:41:23AM -0400, Tim Vanderhoek wrote: > On Fri, 25 Jul 1997, hacking group wrote: > > [this belongs on -questions, not -hackers] > > > i want a unix opraiting system but all the ones i heard of need > > partition and i do not want to format my drive > > so please tell me if freebsd need partition. > > Yes, if you read some of the FreeBSD installation literature you > will find that you do need a separate partition for FreeBSD. > However, you may not need to format your drive. The fips utility > is available (see ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/tools/) to > reparition your hdd with forcing you to format it. ^out ;-) ..the author must have meant. But read the caveats about fips. No warranty for data integrity. I have used it though several times on partitions smaller than ~500MB. > > > -- > Outnumbered? Maybe. Outspoken? Never! > tIM...HOEk -- --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de
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