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From: awnbreel@panix.com (Michael R Weholt)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Dual booting between FreeBSDand Win95
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 97 20:14:55 GMT
Organization: Rookery Prawl
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In article <5e1t1j$itm@ui-gate.utell.co.uk>,
brian@ui-gate.utell.co.uk (Brian Somers) wrote:
>Michael R Weholt (awnbreel@panix.com) wrote:
>: Q1: Can I install FreeBSD on the second partition on Drive #1?
>: Should I? Or, should I put it on the first partition on Drive #2?
>: Or, no difference?
>A very slight difference, if you install on the second disk, make sure
>that you install a boot manager (the default FreeBSD one is ok). You'll
>be asked to press F5 followed by F1 (probably) if it's on disk 2.
Right. So there's no real disadvantage either way? Whatever
I feel like doing? I mean, to use Win95 and FreeBSD, I'd have to
install and use the boot manager anyway, right?
Michael R Weholt
http://www.panix.com/~mrw/