Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 15:34:45 +0200 (CEST) From: Stefan Walter <dunkelkammer@gmx.de> To: Mikael Larsson <u21112218@telia.com> Cc: freebsd <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Mulitple os (windows 2000, Linux and freebsd). Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010081532420.1825-100000@dunkelkammer.void> In-Reply-To: <005e01c03128$52d30d70$6aed40d5@hemmabjsuf2ufs>
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On Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Mikael Larsson wrote: > > > questions is that I wrote that freebsd must be installe "above" 8G on > > > the harddisk, is this true? > > > > > > Mike > > > > Yep, it is or was. The OS must be installed/booted before the 1024 > > cylinder. If it isn't, then the system will simply hault and not boot. I > > believe someone said earlier on here that this was going to be fixed, but > > I really don't remember. You simply need to install it before the > > cylinder, so the slice can span over if you wish. Windows/dos have this > > limitation too. > > > > Ben > > > > Thanks for your ansver Ben. > > If I put another disk(slave) on my computer, will I be possible to install freebsd then. Or do I have to increase my windows partion to less then 8G anyway? > > Mike Should work fine with the second disk, I have my box set up that way, too. You can boot from the second disk via the bootloader then. Regards, SW -- this moonlit night, late October's swirling fog-gloom and as promised, my love did rise - from the green light... http://transfer.to/dunkelkammer To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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