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partitions have the partition ID of <literal>165</literal>.</para>
<para>In general, each operating system that you use will identify
partitions in a particular way. For example, DOS, and its
partitions in a particular way. For example, &ms-dos;, and its
descendants, like &windows;, assign each primary and logical partition a
<firstterm>drive letter</firstterm>, starting with
<devicename>C:</devicename>.</para>
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</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>A DOS partition on the same computer</para>
<para>A &ms-dos; partition on the same computer</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
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<para>If you are failing entirely in figuring out the
correct geometry for your machine, here is a tip: Install
a small DOS partition at the beginning of the disk and
a small &ms-dos; partition at the beginning of the disk and
install &os; after that. The install program will see
the DOS partition and try to infer the correct geometry
the &ms-dos; partition and try to infer the correct geometry
from it, which usually works.</para>
<para>The following tip is no longer recommended, but is
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<blockquote>
<para>If you are setting up a truly dedicated &os;
server or workstation where you do not care for
(future) compatibility with DOS, Linux or another
(future) compatibility with &ms-dos;, Linux or another
operating system, you also have got the option to use
the entire disk (<guimenuitem>A</guimenuitem> in the partition
editor), selecting the non-standard option where &os; occupies
@ -4248,7 +4248,8 @@ Please press any key to reboot.</screen>
is specified in
the <filename>/boot/device.hints</filename> file. The
&man.ed.4; driver does not use the <quote>soft</quote>
configuration by default (values entered using EZSETUP in DOS),
configuration by default (values entered using EZSETUP in
&ms-dos;),
but it will use the software configuration if you
specify <literal>-1</literal> in the hints for the
interface.</para>
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<listitem>
<para>You have a FreeBSD disc, and FreeBSD does not recognize your
CD/DVD drive, but &ms-dos; / &windows; does. You want to copy the
FreeBSD installation files to a DOS partition on the same computer,
and then install FreeBSD using those files.</para>
FreeBSD installation files to a &ms-dos; partition on the same
computer, and then install FreeBSD using those files.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
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<para>At a minimum, you will need as many 1.44&nbsp;MB floppies
as it takes to hold all the files in the
<filename>base</filename> (base distribution) directory. If
you are preparing the floppies from DOS, then they
you are preparing the floppies from &ms-dos;, then they
<emphasis>must</emphasis> be formatted using the &ms-dos;
<command>FORMAT</command> command. If you are using &windows;,
use Explorer to format the disks (right-click on the
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<para>If you are creating the floppies on another FreeBSD machine,
a format is still not a bad idea, though you do not need to put
a DOS filesystem on each floppy. You can use the
a &ms-dos; filesystem on each floppy. You can use the
<command>bsdlabel</command> and <command>newfs</command>
commands to put a UFS filesystem on them instead, as the
following sequence of commands (for a 3.5" 1.44&nbsp;MB floppy)
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called <filename>freebsd</filename> in the root directory of the
partition. For example, <filename>c:\freebsd</filename>. The
directory structure of the CDROM or FTP site must be partially
reproduced within this directory, so we suggest using the DOS
reproduced within this directory, so we suggest using the &ms-dos;
<command>xcopy</command> command if you are copying it from a CD.
For example, to prepare for a minimal installation of
FreeBSD:</para>