From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 27 08:03:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA10573 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 08:03:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from keywest.ird.rl.af.mil (KEYWEST.IRD.RL.AF.MIL [128.132.193.224]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id IAA10533 for ; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 08:03:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from goeringerm@keywest.ird.rl.af.mil) Received: by keywest.ird.rl.af.mil with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Server Internet Mail Connector Version 4.0.995.52) id <01BD2B14.35586E10@keywest.ird.rl.af.mil>; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 11:10:43 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Goeringer, Michael" To: "'Jean-Paul Beconne'" Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" Subject: RE: Gateway laptops Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 11:10:41 -0500 X-Mailer: Microsoft Exchange Server Internet Mail Connector Version 4.0.995.52 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk I believe it will...to check on hardware compatibility go to www.jp.freebsd.org/PAO. I usually recommend (prefer) doing fresh installs after I get a system. If you windows in on a fat16 base(which I doubt) you can use fips to change the partions...otherwise I've been told the way to go is Partion Magic (commericial product). Michael G. ---------- From: Jean-Paul Beconne[SMTP:beconne@nmrc.ucc.ie] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 5:08 AM To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Gateway laptops I would like to install UNIX FreeBSD on a laptop from Gateway 2000 (Solo 2100 133 Mhz or Solo 2300 133 Mhz MMX). Gateway provides me the laptop with Windows'95 and MS Office 97. Is this hardware suitable for FreeBSD ? Should I ask Gateway to performe a partition or can I performe it after the installation of Windows 95 and the applications ? Regards, J-Paul Beconne ------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Jean-Paul Beconne National Microelectronics Research Center CAD Group University College Phone : +353 21 904063 Lee Maltings Fax : +353 21 270271 Prospect Row http://nmrc.ucc.ie/ CORK (Ireland)