Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 14:05:06 -0400 From: "jericho" <jerichow@commons.aim-smart.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: adding freebsd to nt server/win98 dual boot Message-ID: <002501bdff78$d69b43e0$ae8a2399@default>
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i want to add freebsd to my existing dual boot system which is setup like this - Total free C: (windows and boot partition) 1.67gb 646mb |Primary D: (applications) 1.99gb 1.25gb| Seagate 6.5GB disk E: (swap file and page file) 1.04gb 524mb | F: (files) 1.32gb 1.04gb| G: (NT server) 1.96gb 944mb |Primary IBM 2.1GB disk basically I'll have to reinstall winnt if I install FreeBSD to my G: drive right? I just thought of something- IF I make a new extended partition with the free space from the F: partition using Partition Magic - the new partition will become G: then and my NT registry entriest wont be fouled- BUT will NTLoadr be able to find the NT files since the actual physical location on the specific device has changed?? and will the fact NT isnt on a primary partition affect its functioning? If I install FREEBSD to the G: drive will FFS control all partitions on that drive? or could I still be able to make additional partitions on it? Anyone ever had a similar situation? I downloaded the FREEBSD 2.27 directory from a ftp site as binaries instead of ascii - but I could not download the tools and packages files- will that foul my installation? how can i get those files? i have a winmodem so i wont be able to connect to the internet during the install- will i be alright without those files? I know some of the questions deal with nt rather than bsd- im just trying to avoid a complete reinstallation of all the programs and NT itself as well as the patches and service packs and hardware configurations -its a pain and I probably will have my hands filled learning bsd. Thanks for any answers you can help me out with. T Freeman To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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