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Date:      Thu, 2 Nov 1995 11:03:00 +1030 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        amengual@sadeya.cesca.es (Carlos Amengual)
Cc:        a.mondini@agora.stm.it, questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBsd 2.0.5 installation with Windows 95
Message-ID:  <199511020033.LAA07679@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951101184509.16183A-100000@blanco.sadeya.cesca.es> from "Carlos Amengual" at Nov 1, 95 06:52:02 pm

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Carlos Amengual stands accused of saying:
> 
> > I bought FreeBsd 2.0.5 from Walnut Creek, I want to install it 
> > but I am very scared to do that because on my computer there is 
> > a Windows 95 installation. That is not mentioned on the 
> ...
> > Is it possible ?
> > Can I spoil my Window 95 installation ?
> 
> As far as I know, the FreeBSD boot manager is not aware of the IFS 
> filesystem model of Windows 95, so I would not try to install it,
> (at least until someone can confirm or disregard it).

What crap is this?  FreeBSD has no need (or desire) to know anything about
the "IFS filesystem model".  It wants a partition, and in this case, there's
space for it to use.

> Carlos

(And before you puke, yes, I _have_ installed FreeBSD onto a W95 system, and
yes, everything worked afterwards.  Installing W95 on a FreeBSD system, 
however, _doesn't_ work properly.  Go whine about the real culprits.)

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