Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 23:09:08 +0200 From: Paul Everlund <tdv94ped@cs.umu.se> To: reuben manickam P J <reuben_mpj@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Reg installing FreeBSD on my m/c Message-ID: <3D1A2D74.DC8D2192@cs.umu.se> References: <20020626202415.81522.qmail@web20109.mail.yahoo.com>
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reuben manickam P J wrote: > > I am having a system with AMD athlon , windows XP configuration. If i > need to install FreeBSD in my m/c what needs to be done. Do i need to > format my m/c or i can install it just like that. > > Please reply with the details. Have you read the Handbook at http://www.freebsd.org/ ? You need to have an empty partition (maybe PartitionMagic can help you out moving around and resizing your Windows-partitions to get unused space on your hdd.) You can not install FreeBSD within a Windows par- tition. After that, create the boot floppies, and then boot your computer using those floppies. After that you're ready to go! Installation can be a bit tricky at first, but soon you'll get the hang of it. I've done about 30 installations and think it's a fairly simple procedure now. The first installation was though a challenge. :-) A tip is to boot Windows, examine your hardware and write down all settings, as this can save you a lot of trouble. And once more, if you get stuck, the Handbook is what it's called, and you will get a lot of help from it. But if you've tried almost everything, and still are stucked, then just mail your problem to this list. Good luck! Best regards, Paul PS: As English isn't my native language, what is m/c an abbrevation of? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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