Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 00:02:59 -0400 From: "jericho" <jerichow@commons.aim-smart.com> To: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com>, "Bryce Newall" <data@dreamhaven.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: triple boot system Message-ID: <003701bdff03$3150b700$b78a2399@default>
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is there a message board you guys are seeing this on? if so can u tell me where i can find it? -----Original Message----- From: Paul T. Root <proot@mail.iaces.com> To: Bryce Newall <data@dreamhaven.net> Cc: jerichow@commons.aim-smart.com <jerichow@commons.aim-smart.com>; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 08:53 AM Subject: Re: triple boot system >In a previous message, Bryce Newall said: >> On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, jericho wrote: >> >> > it- Do I need to add a new partition to install free bsd or can it reside in >> > a folder on any of these partitions? >> >> FreeBSD will need its own partition.. or preferably, partitions. Usually >> it's a good idea to have certain directories, like /var or /usr, on >> partitions other than the root partition. Doesn't have to be on a >> separate drive (although having /usr on a separate drive will boost >> performance a bit). > >Ok, this is confusing BIOS partitions (that freebsd calls slices) with BSD >partitions. > >FreeBSD needs 1 BIOS partition. > > > >> > 2. Will freebsd partition whatever partition I install it to with FFS? >> >> I don't know what FFS is, but yes, FreeBSD will create a partition. Note >> though, that like fdisk, FreeBSD's fdisk will wipe out any existing >> partitions. (See below.) > >Yes, FreeBSD uses the Fast File System. > > >> > 3. What modifications do I need to make to NTLOADR for freebsd to be a boot >> > option along with win98 and nt? >> >> As far as I know, none, but then again I've never installed FreeBSD in >> conjunction with NT. I have FreeBSD running on a separate machine. I do >> have NT Workstation coexisting on the same hard drive as Linux, though, >> and Linux's loader loads into the master boot record of the drive, where >> NT's boot loader loads into the boot sector of its partition. Thus, LILO >> (the Linux Loader) kicks in first and gives me the choice of booting into >> Linux or into "DOS". If I pick "DOS", then the NT loader comes up and >> lets me go into NT Workstation, or NT Workstation in VGA mode. > >his is in the FAQ section 8.7 (http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ121.html#121). >I did it successfully a couple years ago. It's not hard, just follow the >instructions. > > > > >> > 4. Here is the setup of my drives , do you have any suggestions on the >> > install? >> > Total free >> > C: (windows and boot partition) 1.67gb 646mb | >> > D: (applications) 1.99gb 1.25gb| Seagate 6.5GB disk >> > E: (swap file and page file) 1.04gb 524mb | >> > F: (files) 1.32gb 1.04gb| >> >> For your own ease, I'd suggest installing FreeBSD on your F: drive, >> because since you'll have to repartition it (destroying what's there), F: >> appears to have the least amount of stuff on it that would have to move to >> another drive first (or back up). However, I just noticed that you >> mentioned Partition Magic down below, so you could just shrink down your >> F: partition, and then let FreeBSD create a partition in the empty space. > > > >-- >"But don't push it. If you're working late some evening and you're getting > tired and starting to make mistakes, don't push it. Go home. You can > always come in on the weekend and finish it." --"team meeting" for Skratch To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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