From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 9 11:53:27 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id LAA28162 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 9 Dec 1997 11:53:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from send1a.yahoomail.com (send1a.yahoomail.com [205.180.60.22]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id LAA28155 for ; Tue, 9 Dec 1997 11:53:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rgireyev@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <19971209195308.14469.rocketmail@send1a.yahoomail.com> Received: from [156.153.255.218] by send1a; Tue, 09 Dec 1997 11:53:08 PST Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 11:53:08 -0800 (PST) From: Rudy Gireyev Subject: Re: ? on disk part. edit To: QHunt29936 , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Did you create a separate partition for FreeBSD? You can do that by using FIPS or PartitionMagic or some other partitioning software. If yes, are you installing FreeBSD into that newly created partition? When both answers turn to yes, you should have a problem free install. Rudy ---QHunt29936 wrote: > > I try to boot Bsd on my PC with DOS and Windows------------ > on "disk partition editor" I got message : > disk name: wd1 > offset size end name ptype desc. > subtype > 0 1008 1007 - 6 unused > 0 #1 > 1008 1030176 1031183 wd1s1 1 extended 5 > #2 > 1031184 1008 1032192 - 6 unused 0 > #3 > I think the #1 and #3 too small (since 1008x512 bites =512 KBytes< 20MB)?, > so > I highlighted the #2, then I was told that this slice is in use and should be > deleted, if I do so I will lost files ( used in Windows) in this disk? what is > meant here the "deleted"-----the same as that in DOS? > but the sizes of #1 and #3 kept the same after I deleted many DOS files from > the wd1 (it is the 2nd disk in my PC). > > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com