Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 22:43:31 +0200 From: "Hadyn van der Berg" <vdberg1@mweb.co.za> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Installation queries Message-ID: <01bd9a30$96d21520$232802c4@vdberg1.mweb.co.za>
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Hi there, I downloaded the "boot.fpl" file and the "fixit.fpl" files =
from your South African mirror. I copied them onto floppy with =
"Norton's" and the boot one works.
The question I have is that it is suggested that a backup of my =
hard-drive be made. I have a 3.3 Gb western digital with no way of =
backing it up.
At the beginning of the drive I have a :
~700 meg Windows 95 logical drive partition (PRIMARY)
7 meg Dos 6.22 partition (PRIMARY)
~120 meg allocated for freeBSD to be installed (PRIMARY)
then my extended partition=20
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I use Partition Magic to switch between which PRIMARY I want to boot =
from. Are my drives safe if I hide them using Partition Magic before =
installing freeBSD - I can't afford to backup or lose my data.
If only some of them are safe - which ones? Primary or Extended?
Thanks for your help and good luck with freeBSD !
HAdyn.
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hi there, I downloaded the =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>The question I have is that it is =
suggested that=20
a backup of my hard-drive be made. I have a 3.3 Gb western digital with =
no way=20
of backing it up.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>At the beginning of the drive I have =
a=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> ~700 meg =
Windows 95=20
logical drive partition (PRIMARY)</FONT></DIV>
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6.22=20
partition (PRIMARY)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> ~120 meg =
allocated for=20
freeBSD to be installed (PRIMARY)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> then my extended partition =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2>I use =
Partition Magic to=20
switch between which PRIMARY I want to boot from. Are my =
drives safe=20
if I hide them using Partition Magic before installing freeBSD - I can't =
afford=20
to backup or lose my data.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>If only some of them are safe - =
which ones?=20
Primary or Extended?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thanks for your help and good luck with freeBSD =
!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>HAdyn.</FONT></DIV>
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