Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 12:26:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Jeff Rogers <jlr@soltec.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: question about disklabel and post install configuration Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9808061225250.28098-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199808020816010430.0012031E@mail.soltec.net>
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On Sun, 2 Aug 1998, Jeff Rogers wrote: > I have installed version 2.2.6 on a sys. w/ Win 95, one hard drive > dedicated to fbsd. I want to be able to mount the DOS partition. But > during install, I did not label that partition with an "m". I have a > couple of questions about this. I don't understand what you're referring to. > 1) Is it necessary to label the DOS partition "mountable" as with an m? No. > 2) If I go back with /stand/sysinstall and use disklabel, & label that > partition with an m will it do any damage to my installation or that > hard drive/data on which Win 95 resides? This is only if you want to have the system auto-mount the DOS partition on bootup. You can always do it manually using mount, or edit /etc/fstab and add it to the list. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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