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Date:      Fri, 16 May 1997 06:06:20 -0800 (AKDT)
From:      Steve Howe <un_x@anchorage.net>
To:        "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        Doug Shapter <dshapter@apexgrp.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: installation is going fine...
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970516060442.24875C-100000@aak.anchorage.net>
In-Reply-To: <199705161301.GAA26937@hub.freebsd.org>

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On Fri, 16 May 1997, Jonathan M. Bresler wrote:

> Doug Shapter wrote:
> >
> > wd0 1G FAT (contains MBR)
> > wd1 2.1G NTFS 
> > wd2 2.1G freebsd.
> > 
> > the OSes currently installed:
> > on wd0: Windows 95.
> > on wd1: Windows NT 4.0
> > on wd2: freebsd.
> 
> 	hmmm....boot easy only handles two hard drives as far as i know.
> 	you would need to  install a FreeBSD slice (dos partition) on
> 	one of the first two drives.  place the root filesystem on that
> 	FreeBSD slice.  /etc/fstab will then mount filesystems from the
> 	thrid drive without problems.
> 
> 	i will send this to freebsd-questions so that someone will
> 	correct me if i am mistaken about this.
> 
> 	i will call you later today.
> jmb

i checked out the source for booteasy a few years ago,
and i'm pretty sure it was written to manage 4 ...
i just remember being surprised that i was not
limited to two.
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