Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 11:10:41 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: amengual@sadeya.cesca.es (Carlos Amengual) Cc: a.mondini@agora.stm.it, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBsd 2.0.5 installation with Windows 95 Message-ID: <199511011810.LAA15647@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951101184509.16183A-100000@blanco.sadeya.cesca.es> from "Carlos Amengual" at Nov 1, 95 06:52:02 pm
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> > I bought FreeBsd 2.0.5 from Walnut Creek, I want to install it > > but I am very scared to do that because on my computer there is > > a Windows 95 installation. That is not mentioned on the > ... > > Is it possible ? > > Can I spoil my Window 95 installation ? > > As far as I know, the FreeBSD boot manager is not aware of the IFS > filesystem model of Windows 95, so I would not try to install it, > (at least until someone can confirm or disregard it). IFS is an API interface for file system implementation in Win95. It has nothing to do with boot management or not. Win95 replaces the MBR for one reason and one reason only: to let it say "Booting Windows95" instead of "Booting DOS". The only problem comes when installing Win95 on an existing FreeBSD system: it overwrites the boot manager without regard. To fix this you need to get the DOS installable version of the boot manager from the FTP site or CDROM. You must select "shutdown" from the "start" menu and then click the radio button for "reboot to DOS prompt" to have Win95 let you rewrite the MBR. Installing FreeBSD onto an empty partition of a drive containing a Win95 partition as well works fine. Windows95 does not use a different partition ID from DOS, and so it is as safe as installing FreeBSD in the same situation with a DOS instead of a Win95 partition. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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