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Date:      Mon, 8 Mar 1999 14:55:26 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        MrChevy <captainauto@lightspeed.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: FIPS problem
Message-ID:  <19990308145526.Q490@lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <36E340C4.C2196B9F@lightspeed.net>; from MrChevy on Sun, Mar 07, 1999 at 07:15:16PM -0800
References:  <36E0A258.5BB12707@lightspeed.net> <19990306144747.V490@lemis.com> <36E189D0.3905181F@lightspeed.net> <19990307104059.P490@lemis.com> <36E340C4.C2196B9F@lightspeed.net>

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On Sunday,  7 March 1999 at 19:15:16 -0800, MrChevy wrote:

> When I use FIPS to split my primary DOS partition (from 6.8 gig to
> 2.5 for win95/rest freeBSD), it doesnt show up in the freeBSD
> installer. It will show only 3 partitions, the master boot, the
> original DOS partition (all 6.8 gigs)(unknown type, not FAT), and a
> new, very small partition. Your book says that there should be 2 DOS
> partitions, both being FAT. None of my partitions are FAT now. Is it
> something I am doing wrong?

Yes.  It looks as if FIPS didn't do its thing.

> I am installing so that I may retain WIN95 (unfortunately). I have
> followed the steps in your book to the t, tried and re-tried
> everything, but to no avail. I would sincerely appreciate any help
> you could give me here.

Maybe somebody else on -questions can help out.

Greg
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