Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 21:49:07 -0600 From: "Grant Cooper" <grant.cooper@nucleus.com> To: "Wanda" <uglywanda@hotmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: About FreeBSD Operating System Message-ID: <005601c2338e$848645c0$2afececd@TCOOPER> References: <OE20ELFU5oot8KMb5CI00004596@hotmail.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C2335B.EFC48730 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I had the same problem, I started with Red Hat, then went to another = version then FreeBSD. I found it the most resourceful and easiest to = install. I have installed different scenarios when installing FreeBSD, = both on primary and secondary and both easy to do. If you downloaded the ISO image make sure you burn it to a CD so you can = see the FILE STRUCTURE. I made this mistake and cost me dearly. If you = can boot from your CD, check BIOS to do this, you are in paradise. Stick = the bootable CD into the CD rom and reboot. If not download the bootable = diskets, 2 of them. Just follow the instructions. It took me 2 full days = to get the process right - I made the mistake of not reading the = documentation. Here's the good new's. Once you know what you are doing = it only takes 20 minutes. And it's super easy. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html If your second harddrive is all ready formatted, it's probably in dos. = You don't want this. You are going to have to use the label editor(look = it up in the hand book), similar to fdisk to partition it correctly. If = you have a partition you want to use all ready, use the label editor to = delete that partition and reparation again using the FreeBSD label = editor to create the Slice, again read the hand book for newbies, it = tells you how to do it step by step. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wanda=20 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 8:47 PM Subject: About FreeBSD Operating System To whom it may concern, I am writing to ask for help about installing the FreeBSD in my = computer. I have a DELL Optiplex GX 115, X86 Computer with Windows XP installed = on the master drive 40 gigs. It has 512 Ram, 800 mhz, a slave drive 15 = gigs which I want to install another operating system on for programming = purposes.=20 My question is, will the FreeBSD run on my slave drive, which is = already partitioned and ready for installation. I am so frustrated. I have read so much on different sites including = redhatlinux etc., and I just want to download something that will work = with mine. I tried the phatlinux, and it said it wasn't compatible with my X86, = which it referred to as an older version. :::laughs:::: Sigh. Can you help me? Please? Thank You, Wanda Williams ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C2335B.EFC48730 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I had the same problem, I started with = Red Hat,=20 then went to another version then FreeBSD. I found it the most = resourceful and=20 easiest to install. I have installed different scenarios when installing = FreeBSD, both on primary and secondary and both easy to do.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you downloaded the ISO image make = sure you burn=20 it to a CD so you can see the FILE STRUCTURE. I made this mistake and = cost me=20 dearly. If you can boot from your CD, check BIOS to do this, you are in=20 paradise. Stick the bootable CD into the CD rom and reboot. If=20 not download the bootable diskets, 2 of them. Just follow the=20 instructions. It took me 2 full days to get the process right - I made = the=20 mistake of not reading the documentation. Here's the good new's. Once = you know=20 what you are doing it only takes 20 minutes. And it's super = easy.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.h= tml">http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html= </A></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If your second harddrive is all ready = formatted,=20 it's probably in dos. You don't want this. You are going to have to use = the=20 label editor(look it up in the hand book), similar to fdisk to partition = it=20 correctly. If you have a partition you want to use all ready, use the = label=20 editor to delete that partition and reparation again using the FreeBSD = label=20 editor to create the Slice, again read the hand book for newbies, it = tells you=20 how to do it step by step.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.h= tml">http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html= </A></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Duglywanda@hotmail.com = href=3D"mailto:uglywanda@hotmail.com">Wanda</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dfreebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 = href=3D"mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.O= RG</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 24, 2002 = 8:47=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> About FreeBSD = Operating=20 System</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad size=3D4>To whom it may = concern,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad size=3D4>I am writing to ask for help about = installing=20 the FreeBSD in my computer.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad size=3D4>I have a DELL Optiplex GX = 115, X86=20 Computer with Windows XP installed on the master drive 40 gigs. It has = 512=20 Ram, 800 mhz, a slave drive 15 gigs which I want to install another = operating=20 system on for programming purposes. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad size=3D4>My question is, will the FreeBSD = run on my=20 slave drive, which is already partitioned and ready for=20 installation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad size=3D4>I am so frustrated. I have read so = much on=20 different sites including redhatlinux etc., and I just want to = download=20 something that will work with mine.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad size=3D4>I tried the phatlinux, and it said = it wasn't=20 compatible with my X86, which it referred to as an older version.=20 :::laughs:::: Sigh.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad size=3D4>Can you help me? = Please?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad size=3D4>Thank You,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad size=3D4>Wanda Williams</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DNotepad = size=3D4></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C2335B.EFC48730-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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