Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 01:22:02 -0500 From: armand <armand@linuxstart.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Partition Magic, Windows 98 & FreeBSD Message-ID: <200012090622.eB96M2l19054@tbird.iworld.com>
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I've been trying to figure out how to partition my hard drive which is on a Toshiba laptop with 4.2gb of space, so that I can add FreeBSD & be able to study it more & learn while I'm away from home on my job. Is FreeBSD like so many other OS's where the 1024 cylinder comes into play? That is, because the Windows 98 install takes up so much room, even after cleaning out as much as possible, there is only 1.35gb of free space, so am wondering even if I successfully install FreeBSD, will it boot from beyond the 1024 cylinder? If I use Partiton Magic to add a partition, should it be a primary, extended or logical partition & if the 1024 cylinder point is crucial, will I have to move part of my Windows 98 to another partition? Lot of questions, but have tried to find the answer in the FreeBSD book, as well as at the FreeBSD web site & in news groups, to no avail. Thanks for any & all help you can give me on this issue. Denny White Biloxi, MS. ---------------------- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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