From owner-freebsd-newbies Sun Oct 8 8:44: 0 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from d1o855.telia.com (d1o855.telia.com [213.64.234.241]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4782337B502 for ; Sun, 8 Oct 2000 08:43:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hemmabjsuf2ufs (h106n4fls31o855.telia.com [213.64.237.106]) by d1o855.telia.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id RAA20439; Sun, 8 Oct 2000 17:43:55 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <008101c0313d$c6ed7230$6aed40d5@hemmabjsuf2ufs> From: "Mikael Larsson" To: "Stefan Walter" Cc: "freebsd" References: Subject: Re: Mulitple os (windows 2000, Linux and freebsd). Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 17:17:10 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > > > > questions is that I wrote that freebsd must be installe "above" = 8G on > > > > the harddisk, is this true? > > > >=20 > > > > Mike > > >=20 > > > Yep, it is or was. The OS must be installed/booted before the 1024 > > > cylinder. If it isn't, then the system will simply hault and not = boot. I > > > believe someone said earlier on here that this was going to be = fixed, but > > > I really don't remember. You simply need to install it before the > > > cylinder, so the slice can span over if you wish. Windows/dos have = this > > > limitation too. > > >=20 > > > Ben > > >=20 > >=20 > > Thanks for your ansver Ben. > >=20 > > If I put another disk(slave) on my computer, will I be possible to = install freebsd then. Or do I have to increase my windows partion to = less then 8G anyway? > >=20 > > Mike > Should work fine with the second disk, I have my box set up that way, > too. You can boot from the second disk via the bootloader then. >=20 > Regards, > SW Hi SW and thanks for the ansver. If I understand you right, should I install freebsd and freebsds = easyboot at the second disk. Then it is possible to boot freebsd and = windows from easyboot. Are there no problem with windows 2000 bootloader = then. Mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message