Re: Windows XP and FreeBSD 4.4 on the same hard drive

From: Rod Person (rodperson_at_comcast.net)
Date: 10/15/03

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    To: "Walt Haynes" <whaynes@ptd.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 19:15:38 -0400

    On Tuesday 14 October 2003 04:48 pm, Walt Haynes wrote:
    > I am currently running Windows XP Professional on a HP Pavilion with a
    > 27.95GB hard drive which I've partitioned with FDISK. Windows is in the
    > primary DOS partition (about 7GB) on disk drive C and the extended DOS
    > partition had three logical drives (D, E, and F) defined in it; they are
    > 7.3GB, 7.3GB, and 6.3GB respectively. I want to create my FreeBSD
    > environment in the first logical drive (D). I know the starting and ending
    > sector numbers so that I won't overwrite any data already on the drive.
    > Does this sound reasonable ? And will I be able to install FreeBSD's boot
    > manager to give me a choice of which OS I want to come up ? I'd really like
    > to do this right the first time.

    It been quit some time since I've used 4.4 or installed FreeBSD with DOS
    partitions that existed, so someone can correct me if I am mistaken. As
    memory serves me you can install FreeBSD into a extended DOS partition.

    I would delete the partition that you want FreeBSD to be in. Then when you
    install FreeBSD let it take care of the formating for you.

    Otherwise, you should have no problem. 

    -- 
Rod
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