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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?
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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

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It has been said that man is a rational animal.
All my life I have been searching for evidence 
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