Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 22:03:54 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: SoftGuitar@aol.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbies - an answer to Message-ID: <20000806220353.E254@parish> In-Reply-To: <18.938b52.26bf03e7@aol.com>; from SoftGuitar@aol.com on Sun, Aug 06, 2000 at 02:09:43PM -0400 References: <18.938b52.26bf03e7@aol.com>
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On Sun, Aug 06, 2000 at 02:09:43PM -0400, SoftGuitar@aol.com wrote: > Thanks John..... That would be Mark :) Firstly, please leave questions@freebsd.org in the Cc: line, that way you are likely to get help from more than just me. There's no guarantee that I can answer all your questions. > > It is primarily a problem with disk partitioning. I have to first > load with my Windows nboot disk then when I get teh CD to do it's > program start up I get to the screen where I can do either a express > install or the recommended install and when I choose either it tells > me to partition my hard drive but when I do .....and FDISK > everything I can't get it to partition.... perhaps I am missing a > Dos command..... > It depends. Are you going to make the whole disk FreeBSD or do you have Window on it as well (and want to keep it)? Which FDISK are you using? FreeBSD has a program called fdisk. The DOS FDISK can only be used to create free space or DOS partitions. If you are using the FreeBSD fdisk program (from the menus in the FreeBSD setup program, sysinstall) you have to select (w)rite at some point to commit the changes to disk (it doesn't happen as soon as you make selections to give you a chance to double check what you have chosen). Can your PC boot from a CD? If so it would be easier than running FreeBSD setup from a DOS boot. > what would you recommend?? > Jesse -- If I buy a copy of WinDelete, and it doesn't delete Windows, am I entitled to my money back? ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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