Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 14:22:34 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Michael or Theresa Fienen <fienen@horizon.hit.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Re: freeBSD Message-ID: <19980503142234.E356@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199805030543.AAA03877@horizon.hit.net>; from Theresa Fienen on Sat, May 02, 1998 at 11:42:00PM -0500 References: <199805030543.AAA03877@horizon.hit.net>
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On Sat, 2 May 1998 at 23:42:00 -0500, Theresa Fienen wrote: > PS: Sorry about the bash as FreeBSD in the initial mail, I will probably use it when I set up my ISP. > ========================== >> From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> >> To: Theresa Fienen <fienen@horizon.hit.net>; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >> Subject: Re: freeBSD >> Date: Sat, May 2, 1998 11:33 PM >> >> On Sat, 2 May 1998 at 21:52:00 -0500, Theresa Fienen wrote: >>> HELP!!!! Your system has screwed up my computer! I was attempting to >>> install the os onto my computer...things were going fine, but now I >>> haven't a way to access my Windows 95 and the FreeBSD is not >>> entirely installed and I can't remove it. What do I have to do to >>> completely erase every file associated with FreeBSD and restore my >>> original Windows 95? This is utterly important to me to get fixed >>> ASAP. >> >> Sorry, we're not very experienced in removing FreeBSD and installing >> Microsoft products. I'd suggest you look at your Microsoft >> documentation. Here are some possibilities: >> >> 1. Boot Microsoft from diskette and check the partition table with >> Microsoft's FDISK program. If you find a Microsoft partition >> (type 4: primary), mark it bootable and reboot. >> >> 2. If you have accidentally overwritten your Microsoft partitions, >> reinstall and restore your data from the backup. >> >> If this is what happened, it's due to lack of caution on your >> part. Installing *any* software which manipulates the partition >> table has the potential to shoot yourself in the foot. Don't >> blame it on the software. >> >> Of course, maybe you want to keep FreeBSD after all? In that case, >> let us know what hardware you have, how far you have got with the >> installation, and how you are trying to install it. > > I ran fdisk to get the partition info, it gave me this: > Partition Status Type Volume Label Mbytes System Usage > 1 A Non-DOS 1628 100% > > This was all I could get it to give me. If I try to set an active > partition it tells me the only partition is already active and if I > try to create a new one it says there's no room....does any of this > help at all? Well, it tells me what's happened. I presume that "Non-DOS" is Microsoft's answer to any partition type except its own, and in this case is type 165 (FreeBSD). This is possibility (2): you have overwritten your entire disk while installing FreeBSD, so you'll have to reinstall Microsoft and read in your backup. If you *do* want to continue with FreeBSD, you could consider partitioning the disk with space for both operating systems. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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