Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 14:58:24 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Robert Arsoba <bobby@tu.koszalin.pl> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Root slice below ~500MB (the >1023 problem) Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970110145718.1014J-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.970110114803.8721B-100000@lew.tu.koszalin.pl>
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On Fri, 10 Jan 1997, Robert Arsoba wrote: > >No. FreeBSD's root partition must be below ~500MB on most systems. > > 1. What did you mean "most systems" Doug. I have Intel Atlantis > motherboard with AMI BIOS version 1.00.04.CL0 and Seagate ST31081 hard > disk, 1.08GB. It is configured in setup as primary IDE master and other > settings are as follows: IDE Device Configuration: Auto Configured (2097 > cyl, 16 heads, 63 secs), IDE Translation Mode: Auto Detected (Extended CHS > and Logical Block are also supported). I would like to have both Win95 and > FreeBSD 2.1.5. I installed Win95 and left about 300MB for FreeBSD at the > end of my disk (so beyond 500MB limit, perhaps it was my mistake). Can I > install FreeBSD there and be able to boot it? (I would like to avoid > repartitioning). It depends if the boot section of your BIOS has been made LBA-smart. Most haven't. > 2. How can I remove BootEasy from boot sector to boot Win95 (is fdisk /MBR > sufficient?). Yes, you may need to boot DOS to do it or use the 'lock' command to disable the MBR locking. > 3. Can I copy FreeBSD distribution files from CD to extended DOS partition > and then start the installation? No; it must be a primary DOS partition. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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