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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: Root slice below ~500MB (the >1023 problem)
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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