Help (Hdd Partitioning)

[Jud]

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 16:21:38 +0000, "SB"
<administration at thirdfloor.fsworld.co.uk> said:

> 
> Steve B.
> 
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> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "SB" <beastie at thirdfloor.fsworld.co.uk>
> >To: <FreeBSD-Questions at FreeBSD.ORG>
> >Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 10:45 pm
> >Subject: Help
> >
> >
> >| Hi there,
> >|                             I'm trying to get onto
> >FreeBSD. I'm
> >| currently using Win98SE. I have a 300mhz Pentium II with
> >160mb ram and a
> >| 6.5gb hdd. I'd like to split up some of it for FreeBSD.
> >I've never
> >| partitioned an hdd before. I'm so lost and confused. I
> >don't know where
> >| to start. How do I go about partitioning my hdd please?

> Xpression wrote:
> 
> >So, what exactly do you want to do ??? Install a fresh copy
> >of FreeBSD or both OS ???

> I'd like to have FreeBSD and windows, as a safety-net, while I learn and 
> experiment with FreeBSD.
> 
>  From reading different opinions, it seems that it's a lot less hassle 
> to get a ready-boxed FreeBSD.

That's fine, you can run both OSs on one hard drive whether you burn your
own FreeBSD CDs or pay someone else for them.

Regarding partitioning, you may want to read the online documentation for
BootItNG at <URL: www.terabyteunlimited.com>.  It's shareware, free
30-day trial, and about half the price of Partition Magic if you decide
to keep it.  It's easy enough to use and has good enough documentation
(better in both respects IMO than Partition Magic, probably the market
leader) that it is very unlikely you will screw up your Win installation.
 There is always that chance, however, so back up your valuable data.

Try to do some more general reading on partitioning (as applied to
multiple OSs) and on the installation of FreeBSD (the online Handbook at
the FreeBSD web site is an excellent resource for the latter) to get an
idea of what you are doing before attempting this.  In fact it is a good
idea to print out the section of the Handbook regarding installation
beforehand so you have it with you for reference.

Jud