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Date:      Mon, 31 Mar 1997 03:14:13 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Adam Harrison <adamh@earthlink.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Win95, Linux and FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.970331031339.397f-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <3333498B.2DFF@earthlink.net>

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On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Adam Harrison wrote:

> 	I am running Linux and Windows 95 and I would like to add FreeBSD to my
> system setup. How do I go about doing so? If I install FreeBSD will that
> overwrite Lilo, making me unable to boot Linux? How do I safely (without
> causing any headaches) add FreeBSD to my system. Is it better to run the
> FreeBSD setup program from DOS or Linux?

FreeBSD Setup runs from DOS or from a boot floppy.  Unless you say so, it
will save LILO, and don't forget you can't boot a partition outside of
1024 cylinders unless your BIOS supports it.

> 	Thanks in advance.
> 		    Best Regards,
> 			    Adam Harrison
> 

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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