From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jan 27 10:35:41 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from priv-edtnes10-hme0.telusplanet.net (mtaout.telus.net [199.185.220.235]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BF6037B419 for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2002 10:35:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from mike ([216.232.216.36]) by priv-edtnes10-hme0.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.01 201-253-122-122-101-20011014) with SMTP id <20020127183537.VPWD20752.priv-edtnes10-hme0.telusplanet.net@mike> for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2002 11:35:37 -0700 Message-ID: <005601c1a761$6ba61f80$24d8e8d8@mike> From: "Norm" To: Subject: installing FreeBSD along with Windows XP Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 13:35:39 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0051_01C1A737.821AF850" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 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_0051_01C1A737.821AF850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Sir: I have a new P4 1.8GHz with 512 MB RDRAM and 60GB HDD which I have split = int two drives (C,D). I plan on using Drive C for Windows XP and Drive = D for FreeBSD. 1) Can you tell me whether it is better to use NTFS file formatting or = FAT32 for either or both drives? Pros and cons of using either file = systems? 2) I believe XP has MBR capability! (for multiple boot systems) If that = is so, can it be used successfully with FreeBSD and how is it activated? 3) From reading the material on your site, I understand that I can = create my own bootable CD ROM, I tried with the BSD 4.4 folder but all I = got was a copy of the files. Is it the ISO 4.4 image file (Disc 1 & 2) = that will create the CD Boot Disks? 4) Do I need to format the drive D before installing FreeBSD? Any othe advice you have will be welcomed. Thank you. Normand Richard ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01C1A737.821AF850 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dear Sir:
 
I have a new P4 1.8GHz with 512 MB = RDRAM and 60GB=20 HDD which I have split int two drives (C,D).  I plan on using Drive = C for=20 Windows XP and Drive D for FreeBSD.
 
1) Can you tell me whether it is better = to use NTFS=20 file formatting or FAT32 for either or both drives? Pros and cons of = using=20 either file systems?
 
2) I believe XP has MBR capability!=20 (for multiple boot systems)  If that is so, can it be used=20 successfully with FreeBSD and how is it activated?
 
3) From reading the material on your = site, I=20 understand that I can create my own bootable CD ROM, I tried with = the BSD=20 4.4 folder but all I got was a copy of the files.  Is it the ISO = 4.4 image=20 file (Disc 1 & 2) that will create the CD Boot = Disks?
 
4)  Do I need to format the drive = D before=20 installing FreeBSD?
 
Any othe advice you have will be=20 welcomed.
 
Thank you.
 
 
Normand Richard
 
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