Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 15:58:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Frank Oh <fdragon@letterbox.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Question about installation Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9809211558070.11562-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199809200423.AAA13129@mail1.uts.ohio-state.edu>
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On Sun, 20 Sep 1998, Frank Oh wrote: > I bought the FreeBSD CD-ROM and I tried to install the system onto my > computer, but I couldn't do it. I read the all the information on CDROM, but > I couldn't figure it out why I can't install UNIX operating system. > I have Windows 95. Okay, your problem is here: > Disk name: wd0 > DISK Geometry: 708cyls/32heads/63 sectors=1428328sectors. > > offset size end name ptype desc subtype flags > 0 63 62 - 6 unused 0 > 63 1425249 1425311 wd0s1 2 fat 6 > 1425312 2016 1427327 - unsued Your entire disk is dedicated to Windows. You need to use the 'fips' program to shrink your Windows partition so you can fit in a new FreeBSD partition. FIPS is provided with the system, in the tools/ directory on the CD. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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