From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jul 24 20:49:21 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 737E937B405 for ; Wed, 24 Jul 2002 20:48:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.nucleus.com (mail.nucleus.com [207.34.93.23]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9223C43EAC for ; Wed, 24 Jul 2002 20:48:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from grant.cooper@nucleus.com) Received: from TCOOPER (unverified [205.206.254.42]) by mail.nucleus.com (Vircom SMTPRS 1.4.232) with SMTP id ; Wed, 24 Jul 2002 21:48:38 -0600 Message-ID: <005601c2338e$848645c0$2afececd@TCOOPER> From: "Grant Cooper" To: "Wanda" , References: Subject: Re: About FreeBSD Operating System Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 21:49:07 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003F_01C2335B.EFC48730" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C2335B.EFC48730 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I had the same problem, I started with Red Hat, then went to another = version then FreeBSD. I found it the most resourceful and easiest to = install. I have installed different scenarios when installing FreeBSD, = both on primary and secondary and both easy to do. If you downloaded the ISO image make sure you burn it to a CD so you can = see the FILE STRUCTURE. I made this mistake and cost me dearly. If you = can boot from your CD, check BIOS to do this, you are in paradise. Stick = the bootable CD into the CD rom and reboot. If not download the bootable = diskets, 2 of them. Just follow the instructions. It took me 2 full days = to get the process right - I made the mistake of not reading the = documentation. Here's the good new's. Once you know what you are doing = it only takes 20 minutes. And it's super easy. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html If your second harddrive is all ready formatted, it's probably in dos. = You don't want this. You are going to have to use the label editor(look = it up in the hand book), similar to fdisk to partition it correctly. If = you have a partition you want to use all ready, use the label editor to = delete that partition and reparation again using the FreeBSD label = editor to create the Slice, again read the hand book for newbies, it = tells you how to do it step by step. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wanda=20 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 8:47 PM Subject: About FreeBSD Operating System To whom it may concern, I am writing to ask for help about installing the FreeBSD in my = computer. I have a DELL Optiplex GX 115, X86 Computer with Windows XP installed = on the master drive 40 gigs. It has 512 Ram, 800 mhz, a slave drive 15 = gigs which I want to install another operating system on for programming = purposes.=20 My question is, will the FreeBSD run on my slave drive, which is = already partitioned and ready for installation. I am so frustrated. I have read so much on different sites including = redhatlinux etc., and I just want to download something that will work = with mine. I tried the phatlinux, and it said it wasn't compatible with my X86, = which it referred to as an older version. :::laughs:::: Sigh. Can you help me? Please? Thank You, Wanda Williams ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C2335B.EFC48730 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I had the same problem, I started with = Red Hat,=20 then went to another version then FreeBSD. I found it the most = resourceful and=20 easiest to install. I have installed different scenarios when installing = FreeBSD, both on primary and secondary and both easy to do.
 
 
If you downloaded the ISO image make = sure you burn=20 it to a CD so you can see the FILE STRUCTURE. I made this mistake and = cost me=20 dearly. If you can boot from your CD, check BIOS to do this, you are in=20 paradise. Stick the bootable CD into the CD rom and reboot. If=20 not download the bootable diskets, 2 of them. Just follow the=20 instructions. It took me 2 full days to get the process right - I made = the=20 mistake of not reading the documentation. Here's the good new's. Once = you know=20 what you are doing it only takes 20 minutes. And it's super = easy.
 
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html=
 
If your second harddrive is all ready = formatted,=20 it's probably in dos. You don't want this. You are going to have to use = the=20 label editor(look it up in the hand book), similar to fdisk to partition = it=20 correctly. If you have a partition you want to use all ready, use the = label=20 editor to delete that partition and reparation again using the FreeBSD = label=20 editor to create the Slice, again read the hand book for newbies, it = tells you=20 how to do it step by step.
 
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html=
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Wanda=20
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.O= RG=20
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 = 8:47=20 PM
Subject: About FreeBSD = Operating=20 System

To whom it may = concern,
 
I am writing to ask for help about = installing=20 the FreeBSD in my computer.
I have a DELL  Optiplex GX = 115, X86=20 Computer with Windows XP installed on the master drive 40 gigs. It has = 512=20 Ram, 800 mhz, a slave drive 15 gigs which I want to install another = operating=20 system on for programming purposes.
 
My question is, will the FreeBSD = run on my=20 slave drive, which is already partitioned and ready for=20 installation.
 
I am so frustrated. I have read so = much on=20 different sites including redhatlinux etc., and I just want to = download=20 something that will work with mine.
 
I tried the phatlinux, and it said = it wasn't=20 compatible with my X86, which it referred to as an older version.=20 :::laughs:::: Sigh.
Can you help me? = Please?
 
Thank You,
Wanda Williams
 
 
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