From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Nov 25 12:49:06 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id MAA26343 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 25 Nov 1997 12:49:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id MAA26320 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 1997 12:49:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id MAA17572; Tue, 25 Nov 1997 12:48:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 12:48:51 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White Reply-To: Doug White To: Hans van Reenen cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installation freebsd In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 24 Nov 1997, Hans van Reenen wrote: > I want to install freebsd on my machine. > > Right now, I have installed MS-DOS, WIN 95, WinNT 4.0. > > Can I install freebsd in combination with above mentioned operating > systems. > > My harddisc is as follows partitioned. > [modified to UNIX disk labelling] > wd0s1: primary (active) > wd0s2: extended with logical partitions (stations d:,e:,f:,g:,h.) None. You must install FreeBSD to it's own slice. > Does the freebsd bootmanager recognize WinNT 4.0 ? Yes. > How many diskspace do I reserve for Freebsd (including X) ? I would give yourself 300 megabytes for comfort, more if you can spare it. > Does Freebsd support a Vertos HDT400 (atapi) CD rom drive ? Should. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major