Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 05:09:07 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Schoolcraft <bill@wiliweld.com> To: <andrew@ugh.net.au> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: IBM ThinkPad iSeries 1200 Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.30.0103200459370.579-100000@corten8> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.32.0103201427060.17094-100000@starbug.ugh.net.au>
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At Tue, 20 Mar 2001 it looks like andrew@ugh.net.au composed: andrew->Hi, andrew-> andrew->I'm trying to install FreeBSD on an IBM ThinkPad iSeries 1200. I want to andrew->get it to dual boot Windows98. The machine was originally purchased in andrew->Japan, it doesn't seem to be sold elsewhere. andrew-> andrew->FreeBSD installs fine but windows (from the IBM CD that comes with the andrew->laptop) refuses to install unless the disk has just one FAT partition (ie andrew->delete FreeBSD) - otherwise the installer has an invalid path error 99. andrew-> andrew->Is there a way around this? andrew-> .......... yes, my new Toshiba Satellite 1715xcds has the same install CD for windowsME. I installed windwosME, went in and "scandisk/defragged" the harddrive, grabbed a piece of paper and wrote down the used space after the "scandisk/defragged", figured in some additional space for possible future windows applications and resized the partition using FIPS. I then installed both Linux and FreeBSD and ended up with 4 (four) primary partitions and use Linux's LILO to boot everything. (Linux's View) /dev/hda1 = windows /dev/hda2 = Linux Swap /dev/hda3 = Linux / (root) /dev/hda4 = FreeBSD -- Bill Schoolcraft PO Box 210076 -o) San Francisco CA 94121 /\ "UNIX, A Way Of Life." _\_v http://forwardslashunix.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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