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Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 18:10:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: bsd and slackware
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On Tue, 26 Aug 1997, steve and carol wrote:

> hello there
> 	I currently have a version slackware(in text form only) on my pc
> In order to use it I use something called the umsdos filesystem which
> allows me to have linux on an unaltered dos partition.Can you have free
> bsd on a normal dos partition or wouls I have to format the disk to
> create a bsd specific file system and structure

You'll have to repartition your disk, FreeBSD requires it's own slice.

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