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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!news.sol.net!uniserve!news1.ottawa.istar.net!fonorola!news.ottawa.istar.net!news.magi.com!newsadm From: sames@magi.com (steve ames) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: First Time FreeBSD Install by Newbie Date: 23 Jan 1996 01:08:08 GMT Organization: Magi Data Consulting Lines: 88 Message-ID: <4e1cdo$9vk@news.magi.com> References: <4ds000$ocm@news.magi.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: magi03p70.magi.com X-Newsreader: NeoLogic News for OS/2 [version: 4.2] In message <31020B12.167EB0E7@FreeBSD.org> - "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.o rg> writes: :> :>steve ames wrote: :> :>> Current setup: :>> :>> AMD 486DX4-100 on an ASUS VLB momboard :>> 16 megs of non-partity RAM (one simm) :>> ATI MACH 32 (OEM) :> :>Should work, though some of the ATIs have proven to be tricky. I'm a :>big fan of #9 and Matrox boards, myself, but this will probably work :>fine. I noticed that 8514 was supported and the ATI does that fine, so I may be all right. :> :>> Matsushita quad speed ATAPI CD ROM plugged into the SB using IRQ 10 for I/O :> :>This may or may not work - the ATAPI driver is still being tested, and :>I'm not sure that any of us have tried this on a sound blaster (as :>opposed to a standard IDE controller). All I can say on this one is :>"good luck!" :> OS/2 sees the SB 16 as a third controller (/A:2 parameter). I was perusing the docs. and I noticed that only IRQ 14 and 15 are specified for HD controller addresses. I guess that's the key. If I stay away from popping back in my third drive (a 130 Maxtor) perhaps I can fake it to go to IRQ 10 and the relevant port. :>> J is currently a 128 meg drive and that is where I'd planned to install :>> FreeBSD. The box told me that a basic install was 60 megs. I'm sure :> :>This will fit if you ask for a very minimal configuration. Don't try to :>load sources on this box though.. :-) If I understood what I've read so far, I could try FIPS to change the size of the logical drives to make a little more room for goodies. If that's a no go, I understand that Partition Magic ver 1.0 is heavily discounted at Surplus Software. :> :>> - Can I still boot with OS/2's boot manager and choose to boot FreeBSD from J? :> :>It won't be `J' anymore, but you can use OS/2 to boot one of the MBR :>partitions, yes. :> Will DOS, WIN95 and OS/2 all ignore the partition? I ask this for CD ROM drive lettering. I already have a small problem in that the HPFS partition I intend to reformat for FreeBSD is invisible to DOS/Windows. :>> - Can I move FreeBSD's swap file to a non-UNIX partition if I need more space :>> in that drive? ( I said I was a newbie. :-) ) :> :>Erm, yes, but unfortunately this requires rather expert use of the :>`vnconfig' command. You have some learning ahead of you.. :) :> Definitely something for the "later" file then. :>> - Just how much space will I need to run FreeBSD with a TCP/IP setup? :> :>128MB will do. Just chose `minimal'. :> :>> - Being a UNIX dummy, I'm I biting off more than I can chew with FreeBSD? I :> :>You will probably need to do a lot of reading, and the `apropos' and :>`man' commands will probably become your best friends for awhile, but I :>see no reason why you couldn't crack it. See also :>http://www.freebsd.org for our own documentation, including a :>bibliography of books that may also enhance your UNIX library. :> :>Good luck! :>-- :> - Jordan Hubbard :> President, FreeBSD Project Thanks again for your help. Steve Ames sames@magi.com