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From: dagb@stud.cs.uit.no (Dag Brattli)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Newbie: Can I dual boot Win95 and NetBSD/i386 ?
Date: 8 Dec 1995 18:25:51 GMT
Organization: University of Tromsoe
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In article <4a6jc6$jtg@access1.bt.co.uk>, duplaina@syntegra.bt.co.uk (Andy Duplain) writes:
]	Hi, I am considering installing NetBSD-1.1/i386 on my PC at home,
]which currently has Windows 95 installed on drive C:.  I would like to
]install NetBSD on drive D: and dual boot either Win95 (which itself can
]dual boot to DOS) or NetBSD.  Can this be done ?
]
]TIA
]
]-- 
]Andy Duplain, Syntegra, Brighton, UK.              duplaina@syntegra.bt.co.uk
]Tel: +44 (01)273 762544  Fax: +44 (01)273 326475.

Yes, try the os-bs135.exe program which can be found at:

   ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.1/i386/utils/

This program works great at least with one disk, i haven't tried it with
two drives. With this program you don't need a separate boot partition.

If you get problems with the bootblock, you can use the fdisk /mbr command
to fix it. Win 95 can mess it up!!

Hope this helps!

dagb.

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