Windows+BSD+Linux Installation Guide

Subhasish Ghosh

subhasish_ghosh@linuxwaves.com

Version: v1.1

Last updated: August 21st, 2003

Revision History:

• v1.0: Initial release, reviewed by Linux Documentation Project (LDP). A few structural changes and minor corrections made; Chapters "Troubleshooting" and "Installing OpenBSD 3.2-RELEASE" added.
• v1.1: Corrections made and info added. Information on FreeBSD -RELEASE updated to cover 4.8-RELEASE. Chapter "Installing NetBSD 1.6.1" added and a few minor modifications made to the guide.

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Welcome! This document explains how three different operating systems can be installed and configured on the same hard disk of a computer. The reader may choose from: Microsoft Windows 95/98(Second Edition)/Millennium Edition(ME)/NT/2K/XP + FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE/OpenBSD 3.2-RELEASE/NetBSD 1.6.1 + Linux. Only Intel architecture multi-booting is discussed and GNU GRUB is the boot loader of choice. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me by e-mail at this address: subhasish_ghosh@linuxwaves.com. Thank you!

Note: In the Organization section, readers must choose to execute Chapter 3 or Chapter 4 or Chapter 5.

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1. Introduction

• 1.1 Purpose of this Guide
• 1.2 What is Multiple-booting?
• 1.3 Multi-booting Pros and Cons
• 1.4 List of Assumptions
• 1.5 Acknowledgements
• 1.6 Legalese
• 1.7 About the Author

2. FAQ

3. Organization

• 3.1 Chapter 1: About the operating systems
• 3.1.1 Microsoft Windows
• 3.1.2 Linux
• 3.1.3 FreeBSD
• 3.1.4 OpenBSD
• 3.1.5 NetBSD
• 3.2 Chapter 2: Installing Microsoft Windows
• Section A: Installing MS Windows 95
• Section B: Installing MS Windows 98 (SE)
• Section C: Installing MS Windows Millennium (ME)
• Section D: Installing MS Windows NT (4.0)
• Section E: Installing MS Windows 2000 (Professional)
• Section F: Installing MS Windows XP (Home/Professional)
• Summary of the actual steps
• 3.3 Chapter 3: Installing FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE
• 1. Slicing in FreeBSD
• 2. Filesystems in FreeBSD
• 3. Summary of Installation Steps
• 3.4 Chapter 4. Installing OpenBSD 3.2-RELEASE
• Summary of Installation Steps
• 3.5 Chapter 5: Installing NetBSD 1.6.1
  • Summary of Installation Steps
• 3.6 Chapter 6: Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3
• 1. Disk drive and partition naming in Linux
• 2. Filesystems in Linux
• 3. Summary of Installation Steps
• 3.7 Chapter 7: Mounting Filesystems
• 1. Mounting filesystems in FreeBSD
• 2. Mounting filesystems in Linux

4. Troubleshooting

5. Conclusion

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