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.) -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] My car has "demand start" -Terry Lambert UNIX: live FreeBSD or die! [[
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