Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 11:46:48 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: someone.else@montana.nwlink.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD on slave drive Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961205114439.8339J-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <32A681C1.3F54@nwlink.com>
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On Thu, 5 Dec 1996, cjay wrote: > I would like to play with FreeBSD, but before I install it I need to > know if you can boot into FreeBSD from a drive other than the "C:" > drive. Absolutely. > I know you can tell it to do that if you have a boot manager installed, > but what I need to know is do I HAVE to have ANY part of FreeBSD on the > "C:" drive? (master IDE drive in a 2 drive system). No, it's not a requirement. It depends on how much space you have available. > I run Windows 95 (I know, I know) from a 1.6 gig Seagate which > is configured as the Master IDE drive. > > I just have some files in storage on a Maxtor 540meg drive which > is configured as the Slave IDE drive which I intend to blowout. Hey, I have one of those! It was my primary FreeBSD disk for quite some time. > I do NOT want ANY part of FreeBSD on my Seagate. > It can have free reign, however, on my Maxtor. > Is this possible? No problem! I had the exact same situation as you (Except I had a WD 1gb instead of a Seagate) until I swapped the contents of my WD 1G and the 540 (need...more...space!). Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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