Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 06:25:23 -0400 From: "Otter" <otterr@telocity.com> To: "RICARDO KARCHER" <ricard_ka@hotmail.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Questions Message-ID: <HLEDJBJKDDPDJBMGCLPPIEMLCDAA.otterr@telocity.com> In-Reply-To: <OE52AAIwplWdtaGzW3y00000685@hotmail.com>
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From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of RICARDO KARCHER
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 11:59 PM
To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Questions
Hi ,
Please somebody could help me ?
I been reading the Installation guides but I have a few questions....
1) I have my disk drive with Windows 98 in one partition..... FreeBSD can
be installed with my Windows 98 as Linux do in another
different partition ?
Can you install FreeBSD and have a dual-booting machine? If that's what
you're asking, the answer is yes.
2) Do I have to use Fips for example to create a new partition for
FreeBSD ?
I'd prefer fdisk or Partition Magic for making new ones, but if you need
to resize an existing dos partition, back up your data and check out fips.
PM also works nicely for this task, but make sure you back up first.
3) Could I download the nessesary files to my windows 98 particion then
create the booteable disk ?
Yep. If you read
http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install-guide.html#INSTALL-FLOPPIES you will
be enlightened. If you have a BIOS that will allow a bootable CD-ROM drive
and/or a CD-R to make a CD from an image, images are available online if you
can't wait for them to come in the mail.
4) If not ,could I download the nessesary files to my Floppy Drive
directly from an FTP ?
see #3.
5) Does FreeBSD support my Hardware ?
Intel Pentium 500 MHZ
Disk Drive of 15 GB
Mother Mi766 integrated with sound , modem Hsp Riser , and generic
intel 810 with 8 Megs stolen from Ram .
64 mg Ram
I'm not sure about the onboard sound or modem, but the rest should be ok.
Take a shot at an installation and see how it works out. You might be
surprised. I just got my girlfriend to switch to FreeBSD from Linux. All her
onboard components work well. She's pleased to say that there's no longer a
need for Linux on her machine... and I'm pleased to say that's one more on
our team! =]
-Otter
Thanks , I hope for an answer soon...
Ricardo Karcher
Sorry for my language, I'm from South America- Argentina.
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owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]<B>On Behalf Of =
</B>RICARDO=20
KARCHER<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 23, 2000 11:59 =
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questions@FreeBSD.ORG<BR><B>Subject:</B> =
Questions<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi , </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Please =
somebody could=20
help me ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I been reading the =
Installation guides but I have a few questions....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1) I have my disk drive with Windows =
98 in one=20
partition..... FreeBSD can be installed with my Windows 98 as Linux do =
in=20
another</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>different partition ? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D750171310-24092000><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff> Can you install FreeBSD and have a dual-booting =
machine?=20
If that's what you're asking, the answer is=20
yes.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D750171310-24092000></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D750171310-24092000> </SPAN>2) Do I have to use Fips for =
example to=20
create a new partition for FreeBSD ? </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D750171310-24092000><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I'd=20
prefer fdisk or Partition Magic for making new ones, but if you need =
to resize=20
an existing dos partition, back up your data and check out fips. PM =
also works=20
nicely for this task, but make sure you back up =
first.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D750171310-24092000><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3) Could I download the nessesary =
files to my=20
windows 98 particion then create the booteable disk ? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D750171310-24092000>Yep.=20
If you read <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install-guide.html#INSTALL-FLOPPI=
ES">http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install-guide.html#INSTALL-FLOPPIES</=
A> you=20
will be enlightened. If you have a BIOS that will allow a bootable =
CD-ROM=20
drive and/or a CD-R to make a CD from an image, images are =
available=20
online if you can't wait for them to come in the =
mail.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D750171310-24092000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4) If not ,could I download the =
nessesary files=20
to my Floppy Drive directly from an FTP =
? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D750171310-24092000><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff> see #3.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D750171310-24092000></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D750171310-24092000> </SPAN>5) Does FreeBSD=20
support my Hardware ? </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Intel Pentium=20
500 MHZ </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2> Disk Drive of=20
15 GB </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Mother Mi766 =
integrated with=20
sound , modem Hsp Riser , and generic intel 810 with 8=20
Megs stolen from Ram .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> 64 mg Ram =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D750171310-24092000><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>I'm not sure about the onboard sound or modem, but the =
rest=20
should be ok. Take a shot at an installation and see how it works out. =
You=20
might be surprised. I just got my girlfriend to switch to FreeBSD from =
Linux.=20
All her onboard components work well. She's pleased to say that =
there's no=20
longer a need for Linux on her machine... and I'm pleased to say =
that's=20
one more on our team! =3D]</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D750171310-24092000><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>-Otter</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
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color=3D#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D750171310-24092000> </SPAN>Thanks , I hope for =
an answer=20
soon...</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ricardo Karcher </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sorry for my language, I'm =
from South=20
America- Argentina. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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