Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 21:35:13 -0700 From: Brent Kearney <brent@kearneys.ca> To: spider 90 <spider90@hotmail.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: partitions Message-ID: <20000404213513.A37389@kearneys.ca> In-Reply-To: <20000405021424.40418.qmail@hotmail.com>; from spider90@hotmail.com on Wed, Apr 05, 2000 at 02:14:24AM %2B0000 References: <20000405021424.40418.qmail@hotmail.com>
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On Wed, Apr 05, 2000 at 02:14:24AM +0000, spider 90 wrote: > Howdy folks:) Attempting to install freebsd and linux on my 30gig hard > drive. I already have windows 98 there and would like to partion 5gigs to > freebsd, another to linux, then the rest leave to the already existing > windows o/s. What is the best route. I read in complete freebsd that fips > doesnt work on some newer microsoft filesystems. Should I use partition > magic or is there better program to accomplish this? > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > Partition Magic is your best bet. What you want to do is shrink your existing FAT/FAT32 partition(s) such that there is 10GB of free space. Then start your linux or freebsd installation. -Brent ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ brent@kearneys.ca It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this. -- Bertrand Russell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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