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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!network.ucsd.edu!news.cerf.net!benton.prepress.com!bob From: bob@prepress.com (Robert Crowe) Subject: need help adding dos to existing system Message-ID: <1993Apr19.174727.18404@prepress.com> Organization: Pre-Press Technologies Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1993 17:47:27 GMT Lines: 29 Hi, Much as it pains me to say it, I have succumbed to the need to run dos/windows on my pc. What I want to do is install dos with minimal disruption of my 386bsd system. Currently I two scsi disks ( 340mb + 700mb ) both used by BSD. I have ordered another scsi disk ( 130mb ) which I plan to use for dos. I have both os-bs and booteasy ( which is better? ) which I plan to use to allow switching between os's. Is it possible to partition the new disk with the boot code for both os's on a small (1MB) primary partition, and have it boot either from the existing root partition on the 340, or from the second partition of the new disk ( which would have dos installed )? Basically, what I want to do is keep my current root/swap/etc... on the 340 in use, and just add in dos/windows underneath it. Is this possible, and if so how is it done? I'm certain that I could figure it out given enough time, but I was hoping someone may have already figured it out and be willing to share that info. Thanks in advance, Bob. -- ============================================================ Bob Crowe Voice: (619) 931-2695 Pre-Press Technologies. Email: bob@prepress.com 2443 Impala dr. FAX: (619) 931-2698