Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 13:35:39 -0500 From: "Norm" <nrichard47@telus.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: installing FreeBSD along with Windows XP Message-ID: <005601c1a761$6ba61f80$24d8e8d8@mike>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01C1A737.821AF850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Sir: I have a new P4 1.8GHz with 512 MB RDRAM and 60GB HDD which I have split = int two drives (C,D). I plan on using Drive C for Windows XP and Drive = D for FreeBSD. 1) Can you tell me whether it is better to use NTFS file formatting or = FAT32 for either or both drives? Pros and cons of using either file = systems? 2) I believe XP has MBR capability! (for multiple boot systems) If that = is so, can it be used successfully with FreeBSD and how is it activated? 3) From reading the material on your site, I understand that I can = create my own bootable CD ROM, I tried with the BSD 4.4 folder but all I = got was a copy of the files. Is it the ISO 4.4 image file (Disc 1 & 2) = that will create the CD Boot Disks? 4) Do I need to format the drive D before installing FreeBSD? Any othe advice you have will be welcomed. Thank you. Normand Richard ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01C1A737.821AF850 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2712.300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear Sir:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a new P4 1.8GHz with 512 MB = RDRAM and 60GB=20 HDD which I have split int two drives (C,D). I plan on using Drive = C for=20 Windows XP and Drive D for FreeBSD.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1) Can you tell me whether it is better = to use NTFS=20 file formatting or FAT32 for either or both drives? Pros and cons of = using=20 either file systems?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2) I believe XP has MBR capability!=20 (for multiple boot systems) If that is so, can it be used=20 successfully with FreeBSD and how is it activated?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3) From reading the material on your = site, I=20 understand that I can create my own bootable CD ROM, I tried with = the BSD=20 4.4 folder but all I got was a copy of the files. Is it the ISO = 4.4 image=20 file (Disc 1 & 2) that will create the CD Boot = Disks?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4) Do I need to format the drive = D before=20 installing</FONT> <FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>FreeBSD?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Any othe advice you have will be=20 welcomed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Normand Richard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01C1A737.821AF850-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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