Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 12:49:05 -0500 (CDT) From: John Kenagy <jktheowl@bga.com> To: Frank Pawlak <fpawlak@execpc.com> Cc: jjones@unixg.ubc.ca, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NT and FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980415124409.21937A-100000@barnowl> In-Reply-To: <199804151718.MAA02142@darkstar.connect.com>
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One of my machines started with NT on all of it but still using the FAT file system. I was able to use fips but had to defrag and then move a huge and protected block that sat in the middle of the area I wanted for FBSD. I think you need partition magic. I've not used it, but from what I understand fips can't help you. John On Wed, 15 Apr 1998, Frank Pawlak wrote: > On 15 Apr, jjones@unixg.ubc.ca wrote: > > Frank -- > > > >> Sorry to come into this discussion late. Are you using parititon > >> magic, or am I connecting this thread with something else? > > > > You weren't what I'd call late (-: I am not using Partition Magic, > > which seems to leave two choices: fips, or NT as that system is being > > installed. Somebody else was skeptical about fips. > > Using fips would make me nervous also. Once NT has the whole disk the > only reliable way to repartition on the fly is partition magic. With > fips you run the risk of losing parts of NT. > > Probably the least desirable method is a re-install. Wish I had better > news. Partition Magic is pretty cheap and if you want to use both NT > and FreeBSD it may well be worth the price. > Frank > > > > > >> Does NT now occupy the whole drive? > > > > Yes. > > > > Joe > > > > ********************************************************************** > > > >> Frank > >> > >> > >> On 14 Apr, Studded wrote: > >> > jjones@unixg.ubc.ca wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I am coming from a background of using unix but not installing > >> >> software. > >> >> > >> >> I have read and reread: > >> >> > >> >> chapters 2-5 of Complete FreeBSD 2nd ed > >> >> the website tutorial on multiple OS > >> >> FAQ 8.7 on NT loader > >> >> archives from the questions list > >> > > >> > These are good things to read. :) > >> > > >> >> *Except* for the FAQ, there are warnings everywhere about the > >> >> cylinder 1024 limit. This warning seems tied to an assumption that > >> >> BIOS and DOS/Windows95 are involved. So, > >> > > >> > Those warnings are slightly misleading, since the dependance on DOS is > >> > related to the way that freebsd creates slices. The slices are created > >> > in such a way as to be compatible with DOS partitions, so some of the > >> > same limitations exist. > >> > > >> >> If I want NT 4 as my only other OS, can I follow the FAQ and use the > >> >> NT loader to boot FreeBSD, with FreeBSD loacted in the third GB of a > >> >> 3 GB IDE hard disk, and NT occupying the first two GB? > >> > > >> > The answer to this is a moving target. I recommend doing a minimal > >> > installation first and see if it works. > >> > > >> >> A few more questions: > >> >> > >> >> Can the NT file system be NTFS before FreeBSD is installed, or does > >> >> it have to be FAT? > >> > > >> > Doesn't matter, the freebsd install will delete the slice/partition and > >> > create it anew. > >> > > >> >> Will fips work OK with either file system? > >> > > >> > I would be highly skeptical about using fips with partitions that large > >> > and/or ntfs partitions/slices. > >> > > >> >> Is there any preference between fips or partitioning as NT loads? > >> > > >> > I'm not sure what you're referring to here. > >> > > >> >> Is the preparation with defrag (Norton utilities for NT, since I > >> >> don't have DOS ...) and partitioning likely to put NT into a snit? > >> > > >> > I have never run NT so I can't help you here, sorry. > >> > > >> > Good luck, > >> > > >> > Doug > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> > >> > >> ----------------------------- > >> > >> "At no time is freedom of speech more precious then when a man hits his > >> thumb with a hammer." > >> > >> -- Marshall Lumsden > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > > ----------------------------- > > "At no time is freedom of speech more precious then when a man hits his > thumb with a hammer." > > -- Marshall Lumsden > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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