From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Apr 25 06:37:38 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id GAA09800 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 25 Apr 1996 06:37:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from eac.iafrica.com (slipper119227.iafrica.com [196.7.119.227]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id GAA09784 for ; Thu, 25 Apr 1996 06:37:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from rnordier@localhost) by eac.iafrica.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id PAA01631; Thu, 25 Apr 1996 15:32:37 +0200 From: Robert Nordier Message-Id: <199604251332.PAA01631@eac.iafrica.com> Subject: Re: Win 95 and dosfs install To: hoek@freenet.hamilton.on.ca Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 15:32:35 +0200 (SAT) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from "hoek@freenet.hamilton.on.ca" at Apr 24, 96 06:45:35 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24 ME8a] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Wed, 24 Apr 1996, Tim Hoek wrote: > If I try to install FreeBSD from a Windows 95 partition (not created with > FIPS), will the install dosfs code trample all over my carefully set up > harddrive? It's certainly possible, and has happened, but just how likely is hard to say. The dosfs code tends to take an instant dislike to some partitions. -- Robert Nordier