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    <procedure>

    <procedure>

      <step>

      <step>

	<para>I boot from a MS-DOS or Windows 95 boot disk that

	<para>I boot from a MS-DOS or Windows 95 boot disk that

	  50 meg primary partition (35-40 for Windows 95, plus a

	  50 meg primary partition (35-40 for Windows 95, plus a

	  little breathing room) on the first disk.  Also create a

	  little breathing room) on the first disk.  Also create a

	  larger partition on the second hard disk for my Windows

	  larger partition on the second hard disk for my Windows

      <step>

      <step>

	<para>I reboot and install Windows 95 (easier said than done)

	<para>I reboot and install Windows 95 (easier said than done)

      </step>

      </step>

      <step>

      <step>

	  1024th cylinder.  (The 1024th cylinder is 528 megs into the

	  1024th cylinder.  (The 1024th cylinder is 528 megs into the

	  disk with our hypothetical 720MB disks).  I will use the

	  disk with our hypothetical 720MB disks).  I will use the

	  rest of the hard drive (about 270 megs) for the

	  rest of the hard drive (about 270 megs) for the

	  rest of the second hard disk (size depends on the amount of

	  rest of the second hard disk (size depends on the amount of

	  my Windows application/data partition that I created in step

	  my Windows application/data partition that I created in step

	  space.</para>

	  space.</para>

      </step>

      </step>

      <step>

      <step>

	  utility, my hard drives should now look something like this:

	  utility, my hard drives should now look something like this:

	  <screen>

	  <screen>

      <step>

      <step>

	<para>Install FreeBSD.  I make sure to boot with my first hard

	<para>Install FreeBSD.  I make sure to boot with my first hard

	  I'll have the enter my true disk geometry at boot time (to

	  I'll have the enter my true disk geometry at boot time (to

	  get this, boot Windows 95 and consult Microsoft Diagnostics

	  get this, boot Windows 95 and consult Microsoft Diagnostics

	  the drive.</para>

	  the drive.</para>

      </step>

      </step>

      cylinder.</para>

      cylinder.</para>

    <para>If you install Windows 95 on an existing BSD system, it will

    <para>If you install Windows 95 on an existing BSD system, it will

      previous boot manager.  Boot Easy can be reinstalled by using

      previous boot manager.  Boot Easy can be reinstalled by using

      the BOOTINST.EXE utility included in the \TOOLS directory on the

      the BOOTINST.EXE utility included in the \TOOLS directory on the

      CD-ROM, and via <ulink

      CD-ROM, and via <ulink

	<email>jayrich@sysc.com</email>)</emphasis>.</para>

	<email>jayrich@sysc.com</email>)</emphasis>.</para>

    <para>FreeBSD+Win95:  If you installed FreeBSD after Windows 95,

    <para>FreeBSD+Win95:  If you installed FreeBSD after Windows 95,

      Windows 95.  If you installed Windows 95 after FreeBSD, read

      Windows 95.  If you installed Windows 95 after FreeBSD, read

      <xref linkend="ch4"> above.  As long as your hard disk does not

      <xref linkend="ch4"> above.  As long as your hard disk does not

      have 1024 cylinders you should not have a problem booting.  If

      have 1024 cylinders you should not have a problem booting.  If

      one of your partitions goes beyond the 1024th cylinder however,

      one of your partitions goes beyond the 1024th cylinder however,

      under DOS (Windows 95) and FreeBSD will not boot, try looking

      under DOS (Windows 95) and FreeBSD will not boot, try looking

      for a setting in your BIOS called <quote>&gt; 1024 cylinder

      for a setting in your BIOS called <quote>&gt; 1024 cylinder

      (Logical Block Addressing) in order to boot correctly.  If the

      (Logical Block Addressing) in order to boot correctly.  If the

      idea of switching BIOS settings every time you boot up doesn't

      idea of switching BIOS settings every time you boot up doesn't

      appeal to you, you can boot FreeBSD through DOS via the

      appeal to you, you can boot FreeBSD through DOS via the

      FreeBSD partition and boot it.)</para>

      FreeBSD partition and boot it.)</para>

    <para>FreeBSD+OS/2+Win95:  Nothing new here.  OS/2's boot manger

    <para>FreeBSD+OS/2+Win95:  Nothing new here.  OS/2's boot manger

	<informalexample>

	<informalexample>

	  <para>(# of cylinders) &times; (# heads) &times; (63

	  <para>(# of cylinders) &times; (# heads) &times; (63

	</informalexample>

	</informalexample>

      <para>For example, on my 1.6 Gig Western Digital AC31600 EIDE hard

      <para>For example, on my 1.6 Gig Western Digital AC31600 EIDE hard

	though: if you're using BIOS LBA (see <xref

	though: if you're using BIOS LBA (see <xref

	  linkend="limits">), you can't use just any program to get

	  linkend="limits">), you can't use just any program to get

	the physical geometry.  This is because many programs (e.g.

	the physical geometry.  This is because many programs (e.g.

	physical disk geometry; they instead report the

	physical disk geometry; they instead report the

	LBA).  Stay tuned for what that means.</para>

	LBA).  Stay tuned for what that means.</para>

      <para>One other useful thing about these terms.  Given 3

      <para>One other useful thing about these terms.  Given 3

      <para>For those that are interested in more technical details,

      <para>For those that are interested in more technical details,

	information on disk geometry, boot sectors, BIOSes, etc. can

	information on disk geometry, boot sectors, BIOSes, etc. can

	be found all over the net.  Query Lycos, Yahoo, etc. for

	be found all over the net.  Query Lycos, Yahoo, etc. for

	Among the useful info you'll find are Hale Landis's

	Among the useful info you'll find are Hale Landis's

	  linkend="sources"> section for a few pointers to this

	  linkend="sources"> section for a few pointers to this

	pack.</para>

	pack.</para>

      <para>On the first sector of your disk (Cyl 0, Head 0, Sector 1)

      <para>On the first sector of your disk (Cyl 0, Head 0, Sector 1)

	lives the Master Boot Record (MBR).  It contains a map of your

	lives the Master Boot Record (MBR).  It contains a map of your

	which is a contiguous chunk of that disk.  FreeBSD calls

	which is a contiguous chunk of that disk.  FreeBSD calls

	own partitions, but we won't do that here.  Each partition can

	own partitions, but we won't do that here.  Each partition can

	contain its own operating system.</para>

	contain its own operating system.</para>

      <para>Each partition entry in the MBR has a <firstterm>Partition

      <para>Each partition entry in the MBR has a <firstterm>Partition

	tells what type of partition it is (what OS) and the Start/End

	tells what type of partition it is (what OS) and the Start/End

	tells where it is.  <xref linkend="tbl-pid"> lists a

	tells where it is.  <xref linkend="tbl-pid"> lists a

	smattering of some common Partition IDs.</para>

	smattering of some common Partition IDs.</para>

      <table id="tbl-pid">

      <table id="tbl-pid">

	<tgroup cols="2">

	<tgroup cols="2">

	  <thead>

	  <thead>

      <para>Note that not all partitions are bootable (e.g. Extended

      <para>Note that not all partitions are bootable (e.g. Extended

	DOS).  Some are—some aren't.  What makes a partition

	DOS).  Some are—some aren't.  What makes a partition

	bootable is the configuration of the <firstterm>Partition Boot

	bootable is the configuration of the <firstterm>Partition Boot

	partition.</para>

	partition.</para>

      <para>When you configure your favorite boot manager, it looks up

      <para>When you configure your favorite boot manager, it looks up

	</listitem>

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	    isn't available)</para>

	    isn't available)</para>

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