Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 10:45:22 -0800 From: "Joshua Byrnes" <jbyrnes@w-link.net> To: <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: HDD setup & boot questions Message-ID: <NDBBJCNHCLOLJNINLFAFCEEHCAAA.jbyrnes@w-link.net>
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I apologize if this is the incorrect address to which to direct this question. I am a newbie and taking interest in FreeBSD and Linux for recreational/educational purposes. I purchased "The Complete FreeBSD" and it is a wonderful book but I cannot seem to find an answer to my particular question/situation. Right now I have 2 EIDE HDD, both WDC with the following statistics s my BIOS reports them SIZE CYL HD PRECOMP LAND HDD1:NORMAL 13677 26500 16 65535 26499 HDD2:NORMAL 10141 19650 16 65535 19649 I have an ASUS P2B-DS motherboard, which can read large HDD's correctly. I have Partition Magic 4.0 I am planning to start from scratch reformatting both drives and Triple booting WIN98/or WIN2000, FreeBSD and Linux. ***Going with the assumption that I will have to install the MS-Operating System on the first partition of drive 1, what are the requirements/ options in where I can Install FreeBSD and Linux? Can I have HDD1 all for MS-OS and HDD2 for FreeBSD and Linux? Or is there a location requirement that I need to follow. I have read about the requirement of the root file system needing to be installed within the 1024 cyl. Because my BIOS can handle very large HDD, am I still limited by this?**** Your response is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, -Josh To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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