Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 12:18:50 -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: <199804151718.MAA02142@darkstar.connect.com> In-Reply-To: <199804151627.JAA03858@relay.unixg.ubc.ca>
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On 15 Apr, jjones@unixg.ubc.ca wrote: > Frank -- > >> Sorry to come into this discussion late. Are you using parititon >> magic, or am I connecting this thread with something else? > > You weren't what I'd call late (-: I am not using Partition Magic, > which seems to leave two choices: fips, or NT as that system is being > installed. Somebody else was skeptical about fips. Using fips would make me nervous also. Once NT has the whole disk the only reliable way to repartition on the fly is partition magic. With fips you run the risk of losing parts of NT. Probably the least desirable method is a re-install. Wish I had better news. Partition Magic is pretty cheap and if you want to use both NT and FreeBSD it may well be worth the price. Frank > >> Does NT now occupy the whole drive? > > Yes. > > Joe > > ********************************************************************** > >> 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 >> >> > > -- ----------------------------- "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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