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From: hawkeyd@visi.com (D J Hawkey Jr)
Subject: Re: BSD and HP Pavilion computers
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In article <Pine.BSF.4.21.0208141407061.22277-100000_InterJet.elischer.org@ns.sol.net>,
	julian@elischer.org writes:
> 
> Has anyone managed to get dual-boot working on an HP Pavilion?
> 
> (Or even a non dual boot?)

Yup. I have a Pavilion 7840. I used FreeBSD's FIPS (I think that's what
it's called) to cut the Windoze(tm) partition in half, and installed
FreeBSD in the new space. FreeBSD's boot manager works fine.

> Julian

You have a problem, or just looking ahead?
Dave

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