Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 11:48:50 -0400 From: Jason Stewart <jstewart@rtl.org> To: Boomerkitten@aol.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: loading freebsd-unix Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20010615114237.02185a80@63.94.12.188> In-Reply-To: <fd.7cd3497.285b7e78@aol.com>
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To answer your question, Yes, If you install FreeBSD and choose to nuke your FAT partition, you would effectively overwirte your OS. If you have some sort of Partition Resizing software (Partition Magic, FIPS, or something similar ) and enough drive space, you can install freebsd in a new partition at the end of your drive. This is quite difficult to get right if you do not read the docs carefully. The easy solution would be to buy a new hard drive and install BSD on it. There are plenty of Docs (handbook, FAQ's, etc) at www.freebsd.org that will help you out much more than asking generalized questions here. These resources have been invaluable to me. Good Luck, Jason Stewart At 11:06 AM 6/15/2001 -0400, Boomerkitten@aol.com 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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