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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!batcomputer!cornell!rochester!rit!isc-newsserver!cap2624 From: cap2624@ultb.isc.rit.edu (C.A. Peskin) Subject: Beginner trying to install BSD, HELP! Message-ID: <1992Oct20.223932.21633@ultb.isc.rit.edu> Originator: cap2624@ultb Sender: news@ultb.isc.rit.edu (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: ultb-gw.isc.rit.edu Reply-To: cap2624@ultb.rit.edu () Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 22:39:32 GMT Lines: 44 Dear helping friends, I am an advanced MS-DOS user, but a beginner when it comes to unix. I can get around with basic commands, but have no knowledge concerning the inner workings of a unix based operating system. My point is, I want to learn! I want to install BSD 386 on my 386/25DX to explore unix further. I'm having problems installing it (probably because I don't understand how to do it). I have downloaded all of the texts available on agate.berkeley.edu, and have read everything concerning instalation. I have "rawrited" both the mini and fixit bootables, and am able to boot sucessfully. My problem is that when I run install, it does not recognize that I have TWO MFM drives. It says that I do not have enough room, and asks if I want to use the entire drive (the first one). I want to install BSD entirely on my second disk drive. Do I need to create a /dev file? How would I do this? Let me tell you about my computer's configuration. I have two MFM disks, one 40 meg, and one 160 (as drive two) The second drive, a maxtor xt-2190, has over 1024 cyls, which forces me to run a device driver under ms-dos to access anything above 128 megs (out of 160) Will I have to run a driver under BSD? It should be known that it is not necessary for me to use a driver to use this drive, I would have to format it with a smaller partition though. I currently have only two megs of memory. I am considering purchacing more, to total 8 megs. Will this be enough to run Xwindows? Partitioning is a shady area. Should I make a partion for dos, and have BSD overwrite that partion, or should I leave ONLY DOS partions, and have space remaining on the drive for BSD to create it's own? Will I be able to boot BSD from my second disk drive? Is there a way to select operating systems on the fly? Thanks to anyone who can help! Feel free to reply via my internet address (cap2624@ultb.isc.rit.edu) or within this news group. I am sorry if I have repeated common questions, but I have checked documentation and the FAQL file, and they do not answer my questions completely. Chris -- +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Rochester Institute of Technology Chris A. Peskin |