From owner-freebsd-performance@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 23 11:20:32 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97A2616A4CE for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:20:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (sea2-dav53.sea2.hotmail.com [207.68.164.46]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81D4243D99 for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:18:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from forharryh@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:14:48 -0800 Received: from 66.81.126.223 by sea2-dav53.sea2.hotmail.com with DAV; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 19:14:48 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [66.81.126.223] X-Originating-Email: [forharryh@hotmail.com] X-Sender: forharryh@hotmail.com From: "HarryH" To: Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:14:48 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Jan 2004 19:14:48.0168 (UTC) FILETIME=[2AFFE680:01C3E1E5] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: FreeBSD & Solais 9 questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Performance/tuning List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 19:20:32 -0000 Hi, I have BSD 4.8 and want to install it on a server that already had = Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server. I want to install BSD on a = spare partition so my questions are: 1. Will BSD install for multiple boot with Windows already there and = if so,=20 2. How much disk space do I need for a good server/workstation = install - no games or source code - will 5GB do the job? Do I need = more? 3. What are the potential problems that I need to be aware of during = and after installation? I just installed Solaris 9 X86 on an older PC with a 4GB HD, and it will = not allow me to logon. It issues a message, "DT Messaging system could = not be started" and tells me how to work around it with a "failsafe = logon" and files to check. I have been all over the Internet looking = for solutions. This appears to be a fairly common problem but none of = the solutions seem to really work. Do any of you know of a good Solaris = Users Group? I am new to Unix. Thanks, Harry =20