Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 22:31:41 -0500 (CDT) From: Frank Pawlak <fpawlak@execpc.com> To: jjones@unixg.ubc.ca Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NT and FreeBSD Message-ID: <199804150331.WAA00454@darkstar.connect.com> In-Reply-To: <35342067.2EDC59BB@san.rr.com>
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Sorry to come into this discussion late. Are you using parititon magic, or am I connecting this thread with something else? Does NT now occupy the whole drive? Frank On 14 Apr, Studded wrote: > jjones@unixg.ubc.ca wrote: >> >> I am coming from a background of using unix but not installing >> software. >> >> I have read and reread: >> >> chapters 2-5 of Complete FreeBSD 2nd ed >> the website tutorial on multiple OS >> FAQ 8.7 on NT loader >> archives from the questions list > > These are good things to read. :) > >> *Except* for the FAQ, there are warnings everywhere about the >> cylinder 1024 limit. This warning seems tied to an assumption that >> BIOS and DOS/Windows95 are involved. So, > > Those warnings are slightly misleading, since the dependance on DOS is > related to the way that freebsd creates slices. The slices are created > in such a way as to be compatible with DOS partitions, so some of the > same limitations exist. > >> If I want NT 4 as my only other OS, can I follow the FAQ and use the >> NT loader to boot FreeBSD, with FreeBSD loacted in the third GB of a >> 3 GB IDE hard disk, and NT occupying the first two GB? > > The answer to this is a moving target. I recommend doing a minimal > installation first and see if it works. > >> A few more questions: >> >> Can the NT file system be NTFS before FreeBSD is installed, or does >> it have to be FAT? > > Doesn't matter, the freebsd install will delete the slice/partition and > create it anew. > >> Will fips work OK with either file system? > > I would be highly skeptical about using fips with partitions that large > and/or ntfs partitions/slices. > >> Is there any preference between fips or partitioning as NT loads? > > I'm not sure what you're referring to here. > >> Is the preparation with defrag (Norton utilities for NT, since I >> don't have DOS ...) and partitioning likely to put NT into a snit? > > I have never run NT so I can't help you here, sorry. > > Good luck, > > Doug > -- ----------------------------- "At no time is freedom of speech more precious then when a man hits his thumb with a hammer." -- Marshall Lumsden To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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