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From: Christoff Snijders <hjcs@portal.ca>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Windows 95 / FreeBSD Help!!
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 13:13:08 -0700
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Todd Stevens wrote:
> 
> Could someone please provide help on installing FreeBSD on a PC running
> Windows 95 so that both could co-exist on the C: drive?  Is it possible
> without adding a partition?  If I need to add a partition, can I do so
> "non-destructively" with something called FIPS?  Is there a FAQ?  Is
> there a good book recommendation??  Here are some specs on my system:
> 
> Model:          Gateway 2000 P5-60
> CPU:            Pentium 60MHZ
> Motherboard:    586PCI4
> Memory:         8 MB RAM
> Hard Drive:     730 MB IDE (~290 MB Free)
> CDROM:          NEC 2x
> Sound Card:     SoundBlaster 16
> Video Card:     STB 1MB CL5430
> Modem:          Telepath II 14.4 Fax/Modem
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.  I don't even want to attempt it unless I
> can be assured that I won't lose my Windows 95 and data in the process!!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Todd Stevens
> tstevens@iquest.com


Todd,

I successfully installed FreeBSD on my Gateway using FIPS to preserve my DOS 
partition with Windows 95.  Have a look at 

http://www.ca.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook20.html#22

before you perform the installation, and defrag your disk (I used the Windows 95 
disk defrag utility, and was very careful to ensure that I didn't have any 
applications open when I ran it, and that I shut the machine down immediately 
after running defrag.

For documentation, have a look at the handbook (same http address), and get a 
good systems administration book 
(http://www.ca.freebsd.org/handbook/bibliography.html offers some excellent 
suggestions).

This newsgroup is also an excellent source of information on difficult issues.

Best of luck, and enjoy FreeBSD.

Christoff Snijders
hjcs@portal.ca