Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 15:28:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Philotic Strand <philote@impulse.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: partition type Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9906041527070.13154-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <37573F49.392BCF23@impulse.net>
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On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Philotic Strand wrote: > hi, i'm curious about a couple things. > First off, what type of partition is required for freebsd? A custom slice type. If you're using Partition Magic or FIPS, just chop off some space then delete the blank partition. > Currently using a win9x based os, what is the best way to partition off > a chunk for freebsd? We ship a tool called FIPS on the CD or FTP site. This splits one DOS primary partition into two and works quite well. > And how, once the chunk is broken off and freebsd is installed, do I > alternate between OS's? Reboot and select the OS you want from the bootloader. 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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