Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 21:57:51 -0800 (PST) From: Snob Art Genre <ben@narcissus.ml.org> To: BRONISLAVA SHVETS <maya@sprintmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Windows95&installing of Unix Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970128215304.1932A-100000@narcissus.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <32EECD36.2ACC@sprintmail.com>
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On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, BRONISLAVA SHVETS wrote: > Dear Benedict: > I saw your reply to Ben in the FreeBSD question-maillist. > > > On Sat, 4 Jan 1997, Ben wrote: > > > > > Right now, I am running win95. Can I install Freebsd on my system and > > > still be able to use Windows 95 in addition to Freebsd? Will installing > > > freebsd erase my windows files? Thanks for your time > > > > Yes and no, respectively; FreeBSD can coexist with Win95. There are some > > small inconveniences in the install process having to do with Win95's > > restrictions on direct disk access (no big deal), and FreeBSD can't read > > the new VFAT32 Win95 filesystem (this doesn't concern you unless you're > > using Windows 97), and other than that there are no problems that I know > > of. > > > > > > > > Ben Xu > > > > > > > > > > > Ben > > I have almost the same problem. I can't install downloaded FreeBSD > 2.1.6-RELEASE on my computer. The installation of FreeBSD is under W95. > Can you give me a piece of advice? How to fight against W95 and how to > force it to grant access to installation? What exactly is going wrong? I've never installed FreeBSD on a Win95 box, I was just echoing what I'd gathered from hanging out on the mailing list. I may be able to help you, but you probably have a better chance asking the list, where there are people who've done it and have a better grasp of the issues involved. I take it you've read http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install.html ? Hmm, a quick look doesn't find any Win95 specific info there. I'm going to cc: this to the questions list, I think that will get you your answer most efficiently. > I would really appreciate your help. > Sincerely > Maya > Ben The views expressed above are not those of the Worker's Compensation Board of Queensland, Australia.
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