Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 17:52:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Shawn Ramsey <shawn@luke.cpl.net> To: steve and carol <stephen.jarvis5@virgin.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bsd and slackware Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970826175053.2455A-100000@luke.cpl.net> In-Reply-To: <34035CF6.4F2F@virgin.net>
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> hello there > I currently have a version slackware(in text form only) on my pc > In order to use it I use something called the umsdos filesystem which > allows me to have linux on an unaltered dos partition.Can you have free > bsd on a normal dos partition or wouls I have to format the disk to > create a bsd specific file system and structure No, it requires its own partition. I once installed slackware onto a DOS partition as well... seemed to me very buggy, as the system was slower than normal and seemed to crash much too frequently... even for Linux. :) I guess it would be nice for a single user system you just wanted play around in and didnt need rock solid stability.
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