Installation Order for Win XP Pro, SuSE 9.2, & FreeBSD 5.3

[Bob Perry]

I intend to re-install multiple operating systems onto a box 
which already has Win XP Pro and SuSE 9.2.  After some thought,
I've decided to add FreeBSD 5.3 and, in addition, change the 
Win XP Pro filesytem from NTFS to FAT32 to facilitate file-
sharing.  If I understand what I've been reading, I should be 
able to modify both the Linux and FreeBSD kernels to read and/or 
write ext2fs and UFS1 data as well.

I'm prepared to clear the harddrive and start from scratch and I
question whether or not there is a prescribed order for 
installation.  I understand that Windows has a habit of 
overwriting data in the MBR and installing its' own loader so 
the recommendation is to load it first.  Whether, Linux or FreeBSD 
is next I'm not sure and would welcome your input.

I realize that there are third-party bootloaders available, but 
I have a feeling that I can learn more about these systems if I 
work with what they offer.

I have a 120GB Western Digital HD, an ASUS P4P800-VM motherboard, 
and a Pentium 2.8GHz CPU.

This is not currently my primary box, but who knows what may happen 
in the near future.

Thanks in advance.  This is a huge undertaking for me at this time.

Bob Perry

 
 
 


   


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