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From: doctor@nl2k.edmonton.AB.ca (The Doctor)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: bsd install/fdisk question
Date: 4 Jun 1996 07:18:23 -0600
Organization: NetLine 2000
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Message-ID: <4p1d2v$5sb@doctor.nl2k.edmonton.ab.ca>
References: <4ov8qq$9kp@chaos.dac.neu.edu>
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In article <4ov8qq$9kp@chaos.dac.neu.edu>,
shiney joseph <sjoseph@lynx.dac.neu.edu> wrote:
>I'm trying to install BSD/OS to a second hardrive (D drive) on a Pentium.
>(The first one (C drive) is devoted to Windows 95). Before the install, should
>I run fdisk from dos and set the D drive as an extended partion or dos
>partition? Or should it be untouched? Once this is done, how can I do a
>dual boot -- select to go into Win 95 or  BSD? Which operation system
>should I use to write to the master boot record about this dual boot?
>Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks
>Shiney 
>

Run disksetup on sd1 or wd1.
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