From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jun 15 8:25:15 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from relay.tecc.co.uk (luggage.tecc.co.uk [193.128.6.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7E5B837B403 for ; Fri, 15 Jun 2001 08:25:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from andy@tecc.co.uk) Received: from southampton [195.217.37.155] by relay.tecc.co.uk with smtp (Exim 1.70 #1) id 15AvT8-0006l6-00; Fri, 15 Jun 2001 16:25:06 +0100 From: "Andy [Tecc Nops]" To: , Cc: Subject: RE: loading freebsd-unix Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 16:25:06 +0100 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005C_01C0F5B7.BCE9E7C0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: <4.2.2.20010615111344.02e5cf00@pop.mail.yahoo.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Importance: Normal 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_005C_01C0F5B7.BCE9E7C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hmm, you obviously missed the thread "Re:dual boot pain" If you can get OSs onto diff physical hard drives them have them boot tell me how please. I've only managed to partition the first drive and install/boot from there. ;) Ak -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of joel2a@yahoo.com Sent: 15 June 2001 16:18 To: Boomerkitten@aol.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: loading freebsd-unix If keeping windows 98 is so important to you I would buy a new hard drive and install freebsd on that. Then use some multiple OS boot system to switch between them. Joel At 11:06 AM 6/15/01 -0400, you wrote: Dear FreeBSD, I am interested in loading UNIX onto my computer but I know almost nothing about operating systems. I am currently running Windows98. If I download FreeBSD/UNIX, will I overwrite and destroy my existing operating system? In a networking class that I am taking, the machine has both the Microsoft 98 operating system and UNIX. If you hit f1, Windows loads, if you hit f2, UNIX loads. Will I end up with something like that. I'm very much interested in experimenting with UNIX, but not at the cost of trashing my existing system. Thanks, Boomerkitten@aol.com ------=_NextPart_000_005C_01C0F5B7.BCE9E7C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hmm,=20 you obviously missed the thread "Re:dual boot pain"
If you=20 can get OSs onto diff physical hard drives them have
them=20 boot tell me how please. I've only managed to = partition
the=20 first drive and install/boot from there.
 
;)
 
Ak
-----Original Message-----
From:=20 owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of=20 joel2a@yahoo.com
Sent: 15 June 2001 16:18
To:=20 Boomerkitten@aol.com
Cc:=20 freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: loading=20 freebsd-unix

If keeping windows 98 is so important = to you=20 I would buy a new hard drive and install freebsd on that.
Then use = some=20 multiple OS boot system to switch between = them.

Joel


At=20 11:06 AM 6/15/01 -0400, you wrote:
Dear FreeBSD,=20
      I am interested in loading UNIX = onto my=20 computer but I know almost
nothing about operating = systems.  I am=20 currently running Windows98.  If I
download FreeBSD/UNIX, = will I=20 overwrite and destroy my existing operating
system?  =20
      In a networking class that I am = taking,=20 the machine has both the
Microsoft 98 operating system and = UNIX. =20 If you hit f1, Windows loads, if you
hit f2, UNIX loads.  = Will I=20 end up with something like that.  =20
      I'm very much interested in = experimenting=20 with UNIX, but not at the
cost of trashing my existing system.=20
Thanks,  Boomerkitten@aol.com=20
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