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From: alm@netcom.com (Andrew Moore)
Subject: Re: NETBSD,DOS,and Harddisk partition
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References: <5005@bsu-cs.bsu.edu> <1993Sep16.041733.7945@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1993 06:20:48 GMT
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In article <1993Sep16.041733.7945@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> psampat@astro.ocis.temple.edu (Pragnesh Sampat) writes:
>Aric B. Lambert (alambert@bsu-cs.bsu.edu) wrote:
>: I am installing NETBSD.9 and am trying to partition my harddrive, so 
>: that I can keep my DOS partition and at the same time have the NETBSD
>: partition.  Every time I try to partition it like the istallation guide
>: recommends, I keep erasing my DOS partition and end up with just my NETBSD
>: partition with no room to put a DOS partition.  What should I do?
>
>: Thanks
>: alambert
>
>    I have the same exact problem. Got 2 HD (WD IDE, 340, 120). I tried
>to install NetBSD on the first one which has about 125 MB DOS partition
>but ended up erasing the dos partition (NetBSD installed fine). Fdisk

If you try the FreeBSD install disks from FreeBSD.cdrom.com, and you
should have better luck.  You can use these to install NetBSD 0.9.  

Any questions please cc to FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.cdrom.com.