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From: james@jraynard.demon.co.uk (James Raynard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Have DOS, OS/2...how to install BSD?  HELP!
Date: 12 Jun 1996 21:17:58 -0000
Organization: A FreeBSD Box
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In article <4pl35m$27i@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
MichaelGoe <michaelgoe@aol.com> wrote:
>I currently have a C: and D:  IDE drive with DOS and OS/2 Warp.  I am
>installing a 340 meg SCSI drive and would like to try out BSD. ( I
>actually looked at Linux first but BSD seems more compatible with my
>system.)
>
>I do no use a boot manger, but dual boot.... to change this would require
>hours of rework I wish to avoid.  Is there a way I could load BSD onto the
>E:(SCSI) drive and simply boot from a floppy? 

Yes, just type

(hd1, a)/kernel

at the boot prompt (note this is after you've installed - just hit
enter instead when you're doing the install to make it run the install
program).

-- 
James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland
james@jraynard.demon.co.uk
jraynard@FreeBSD.ORG