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From: mbianchi@swbell.net (Maurice R. Bianchi)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Freebsd Installation
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 23:08:41 GMT
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I am putting together all the facts I need to install (first FreeBSD
installation) Freebsd vers. 2.1.6 on my PC (configuration below). I
have read the tutorials, FAQs and documentation pointed to by URLs
founded in www.FreeBSD.org pages
Am I correct to say that you can install the root directory in a hd
slice past the 528 MB limit if the BIOS supports LBA?
Does the root directory slice have to be on the c: drive or can I put
it on my e: drive? I think that you can't but I am hoping. The e:
drive is empty for that reason.
Thanks.
mrb.
Platform Hardware
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Gateway2000 486, 100MHZ (GW2K 4DX4-100V) VESA Local Bus Architecture
Micronics 486DXLB motherboard
Phoenix Flash Bios vers. 4.03.6.09
16MB RAM & 256KB external cache
ATI Graphics Ultra Pro video card with 2 MB VRAM
Gateway2000 CrystalScan 1572 FS 15 inch color display
1.6 GM Western Digital IDE HD c:, f:, g:, h:, i:
340MB Western Digital IDE HD d:, j:
540MB Western Digital IDE HD e:
USRobotics Courier V.34 modem
NEC MultiSpin 8v cdrom
Microsoft mouse
Platform OS
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Win95
Bianchi mbianchi@swbell.net
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