Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 21:56:12 From: Raj Chetty <RChetty@gnn.com> To: j@uriah.heep.sax.de Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Install FreeBSD Message-ID: <199603050556.AAA11587@gnn-2.gnn.com>
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>Date: 2 Mar 1996 19:57:41 GMT >From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch) >Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc >Subject: Re: Install FreeBSD > >RChetty@gnn.com (Raj Chetty) writes: >> I have a IBM Aptiva with 8meg memory. The hard disk is an EIDE set up us >> master and connected to local bus. It is partitioned as follows using > FDISK >> that came with OS/2 Warp. >> >> primary partition --------------Boot Manager------------Startable >> primary partition ----drive c---pc-dos/win 3.1---FAT----bootable >> Extended partitions---drive d---data files-------FAT---- >> ---drive e---min OS/2---------HPFS---bootable >> ---drive f---OS/2 Warp etc----HPFS---bootable. >> >> My questions are: >> >> 1. Is it possible to install(Novice) FreeBSD on drive 'e' after deleting > min >> OS/2? This partition is 48MBytes in size. > >48 MB is rather tight. It won't leave you much swap, and i'm not even >sure whether the minimal installation would fit. > >I might be mistaken (i don't use any fdisk partitions at all), but i >believe you gotta install FreeBSD into a primary fdisk partition. >However, you've still got the fourth slot in your fdisk table >available, so after freeing up the space of your `min OS/2', you >should be able to fit it there. (Actually, the installation program >will offer you this.) > >(Don't get confused, we are calling the fdisk units ``slices'', since >the Unices have partitions of their own inside the slice..) > >-- >cheers, J"org > >joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RI >PE >Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-) > J"org, Thanks for the help. Couple more questions. 1. If 48meg is not enough, will 70 meg do for a decent installation to use X11,C++ compiler. I will not be using any networking software or internet access. That has to wait until I get a second disk drive. Also I will be the only user(a Newbie to unix). 2. Does FreeBSD support any parallel port (printer port) tape drive like Hp-Colorado 1000e? Any help will be appriciated. Thanks. Chetty.
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