From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Feb 12 13:51:22 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA12081 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 13:51:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dax.belen.k12.nm.us (dax.belen.k12.nm.us [206.206.121.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA12072 for ; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 13:51:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wildcard@dax.belen.k12.nm.us) Received: from localhost (wildcard@localhost) by dax.belen.k12.nm.us (8.9.2/8.8.7) with SMTP id OAA26774; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 14:52:37 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wildcard@dax.belen.k12.nm.us) Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 14:52:37 -0700 (MST) From: wildcardus freakis To: Big Mayo cc: Rick Hamell , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cohabitation In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Big Mayo wrote: > Does the boot manager come with FreeBSD, or is it an application I would > have to buy separately. If I understand you correctly, after installing > the Boot Manager, I would boot from FreeBSD from a disk each time I Not entirely true...FreeBSD comes with a loader that will allow you to select what OS you want to load, without a disk but I believe there are some requirements that you must adhere to in order for this to work. like staying within the first 1024 sectors or something....I'm not sure. Sasha > turned my computer on? > > Isn't FreeBSD, like Linux, a UNIX-like operating sys? > > ________________________________________________________________________ > No man is an iland, intire of it selfe... > ________________________________________________________________________ > > On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Rick Hamell wrote: > > > > > > I have Windows98 (which is giving me REAL grief with freezes, lockups..etc.) > > > and I want to know how I would go about the installation of freebsd Linux. > > > My problem is that I have an 8.4GB Hard Drive which is one huge partition, > > > so when I am ready to install FreeBSD I will have to partition it (is that > > > correct?). How do I do that without destroying what I already have on my > > > drive? > > > > First, FreeBSD and Linux are two different operating systems. If you wish > > to keep 98, you will have to repartion. The best way in your case will be > > to move 98 to the last half or so of your hard drive and put FreeBSD in > > the first half. > > > > > Another question. Is it true that I can install FreeBSD in such a way > > > that I will be able to boot up to Linux whenever I want to, by inserting > > > a disk in the a drive? How would I go about putting that configuration > > > together? If that option is less involved than going through a boot > > > manager to establish a dual boot, I would prefer it. > > > > It will be much easier just running the Boot manager then booting > > off of a floppy. Installing the boot manager is an option when you > > install. > > > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message