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From: sehari@iastate.edu (Babak $ehari)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD as 2nd OS
Date: 22 Dec 96 18:06:44 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa.
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In <01bbef3f$83d01190$81b340c2@gw2kp90> "Daniel Pitsch" <daniel.pitsch@Duesseldorf.netsurf.de> writes:
>Hi,
>I'm running WinNT4.0 on my PC, but I wish to install FreeBSD (WalnutCreek
>CD-Rom) as well. How can I realize the installation, so that I can start up
>the two OS via a boot manager at startup?
>By the way I've two HardDisks (1.5GB and 1GB)
>If you know what to do, please e-mail me your detailed description.
>My e-mail address is:
>
> daniel.pitsch@Duesseldorf.netsurf.de
>Thank you...
First thing you have to allocate part of one your hard drives exclusively
for FreeBSD. This means use fdisk like utility to leave part of disk
unallocated. Then install your FreeBSD, by typing view on your disk.
FreeBSD has a simple boot manager that let you choose, at the begining
of booting process, which OS you want to choose. Now, if you want to
get more sphisticated and have many OSs on your computer you may try a
software called System Commandor. System Commandor allows you to have
many OSs on your system at the same time. I used it at one time and had
all these OSs on my system:
OS/2 Wrap, Win95, Win3.1 & DOS, FreeBSD
Now, I still use it but only have Win95 and FreeBSD on my sytem. I
never had any problem with my OSs as result of using System Commandor.
I guess even FreeBSDs boot manager should be fine for two OSs, too.
However, System Commandor comes with a book that tells how to install
verious OSs.
With highest regards,
Babak E. Sehari
P.S. This is my opinion about these OSs
OS/2 Wrap Best OS for old laptops, and systems with:
4M < RAM < 8M & 80M < Hard drive < 500 M
Problems: Hard to find a Driver for it. Also
applications are some what limited.
DOS Best OS for systems with less than 1 M of RAM
and Hard drives <100 M
DOS&Win3.1 Best OS for systems with 2M < RAM < 6M &
80 M < Hard Drive < 360 M
Win95 Best OS for systems with 8M < RAM < 20 M &
360 M < Hard Drive < 2 G, Single User.
FreeBSD Best OS for mail, news, http server, BBS,
networking, and multiuser enviornment.
Windows NT Have not tried it. But it seem to be cost prohabitive
in compare to Unix, its main compatator. Four-
workstation version of it costs more than $400. I do not
see any reason to choose this OS over FreeBSD ( for
multiuser environment), OpenBSD or NetBSD ( for system
independance). Then again I never tried it before.
If you think I am wrong send a promotional copy on CD ROM
to: Babak E. Sehari, P. O. Box 1418, Ames, IA 50014-1418
i.e. best considering cost, software avaliblity, support, etc..