Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:03:01 -0800 From: "David Shanes" <dshanes@personalogic.com> To: "Trefney, Mark" <Mark@FutureSoft.com> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: bsd install Message-ID: <017d01bd538b$2ae98af0$1d43a8c0@shanes.personalogic.com>
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Yes, it will. Refer to http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ101.html#101 for information. David -----Original Message----- From: Trefney, Mark <Mark@FutureSoft.com> To: David Shanes <dshanes@personalogic.com> Date: Thursday, March 19, 1998 1:49 PM Subject: RE: bsd install >Will the NT OS Loader (boot manager) properly boot into FreeBSD? > >____ >| From: David Shanes >| To: Tony Cappellini;Brian W. >| Cc: Freebsd Newbies List >| Sent: March 19, 1998 02:02 PM >| Subject: Re: bsd install >| >| >| Brian, >| I am dual-booting with NT and it works fine. When >| you follow the steps >| to create a boot/install disk and follow through the >| menu selections for an >| install, it showed me a list of my HD partitions and >| free space and asked me >| where I wanted it to go. It even recommends default >| partition sizes and asks >| you if you want to use the boot manager. >| If you are using NT, the on-line handbook explains >| how you can use the >| NT loader for dual booting. >| >| David >| >| _____________________________________________________ >| David Shanes 7535 >| Metropolitan Drive >| dshanes@personalogic.com San Diego, CA 92108 >| Database Developer (619) >| 220-5800 x228 >| PersonaLogic, Inc. (619) >| 220-5899 (fax) >| http://www.PersonaLogic.com >| >| -----Original Message----- >| From: Tony Cappellini <newshirt@best.com> >| To: Brian W. <bwhalen@netcom.com> >| Cc: Freebsd Newbies List <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> >| Date: Thursday, March 19, 1998 11:51 AM >| Subject: Re: bsd install >| >| >| > >| > >| >On Thu, 19 Mar 1998, Brian W. wrote: >| > >| >> Ive been wanting to try freebsd for a little while >| now. I'm kind of >| annoyed >| >> with some of the Linux distributions. Can someone >| tell me which >| >> files/directories I need to download to complete >| the install. >| > >| >That's odd. I was considering Red Hat Linux, before I >| decided on BSD. >| >The Linux people were saying RH Linux has a real easy >| install utility, and >| >the BSD people were saying just the opposite. >| > >| >Now I'm stuck in Lehey's book on BSD, when it comes >| to partitioning your >| >drive for dual OS's. So I haven't actually got to the >| installing BSD yet >| >:) > >| > >| > >| >Tony >| > >| > >| >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >| >with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the >| message >| >| >| To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >| with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the >| message >| To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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