From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jul 24 19:54:13 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E65937B400 for ; Wed, 24 Jul 2002 19:53:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from labs.unixhideout.com (dsl-65-187-193-189.telocity.com [65.187.193.189]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6997543E75 for ; Wed, 24 Jul 2002 19:53:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sagacious@unixhideout.com) Received: from MIKESBOX ([192.168.1.10]) by labs.unixhideout.com (8.12.5/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g6P2s0X2077280 for ; Wed, 24 Jul 2002 22:54:00 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from sagacious@unixhideout.com) From: "sagacious" To: Subject: RE: About FreeBSD Operating System Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 22:53:57 -0400 Message-ID: <000b01c23386$85702a30$0a01a8c0@MIKESBOX> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C23364.FE5E8A30" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 In-Reply-To: Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C23364.FE5E8A30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I don't have enough knowledge to tell you if it will ir will not work, why don't you just try and see? At that point if you have an error, you can post here, or go to the many other sites that help. Mine has forums and low volume mailing lists that try to help people. But all you have to do is search google and theres thousands more just like it. Give it a go whats the worst that will happen if its an empty drive anyhow. Just be sure not to grease your existing OS. Id be happy to help if you want to email me directly. I got time. sagacious (Mike) Network administrator The unixhideout network http://www.unixhideout.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Wanda Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:47 PM To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: About FreeBSD Operating System To whom it may concern, I am writing to ask for help about installing the FreeBSD in my computer. I have a DELL Optiplex GX 115, X86 Computer with Windows XP installed on the master drive 40 gigs. It has 512 Ram, 800 mhz, a slave drive 15 gigs which I want to install another operating system on for programming purposes. My question is, will the FreeBSD run on my slave drive, which is already partitioned and ready for installation. I am so frustrated. I have read so much on different sites including redhatlinux etc., and I just want to download something that will work with mine. I tried the phatlinux, and it said it wasn't compatible with my X86, which it referred to as an older version. :::laughs:::: Sigh. Can you help me? Please? Thank You, Wanda Williams ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C23364.FE5E8A30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I = don’t have enough knowledge to tell you if it will ir will not work, why = don’t you just try and see? At that point if you have an error, you can post here, = or go to the many other sites that help. Mine has forums and low volume = mailing lists that try to help people. But all you have to do is search google and = theres thousands more just like it. Give it a go whats the worst that will = happen if its an empty drive anyhow. Just be sure not to = grease your existing OS. Id be happy to help if you want = to email me directly. I got time.

 

sagacious (Mike)

Network administrator

The unixhideout network

http://www.unixhideout.com=

-----Original = Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Wanda
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, = 2002 10:47 PM
To: = freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: About FreeBSD = Operating System

 

To whom it may = concern,

 

I am writing to ask for = help about installing the FreeBSD in my computer.

I have a DELL  = Optiplex GX 115, X86 Computer with Windows XP installed on the master drive 40 gigs. = It has 512 Ram, 800 mhz, a slave drive 15 gigs which I want to install another operating system on for programming purposes. =

 

My question is, will the = FreeBSD run on my slave drive, which is already partitioned and ready for = installation.

 

I am so frustrated. I = have read so much on different sites including redhatlinux etc., and I just want to = download something that will work with mine.

 

I tried the phatlinux, = and it said it wasn't compatible with my X86, which it referred to as an older = version. :::laughs:::: Sigh.

Can you help me? = Please?

 

Thank = You,

Wanda = Williams

 

 

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