From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Aug 5 13:59:25 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id NAA19739 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 5 Aug 1996 13:59:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from relay-2.mail.demon.net (disperse.demon.co.uk [158.152.1.77]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA19726 for ; Mon, 5 Aug 1996 13:59:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from post.demon.co.uk ([158.152.1.72]) by relay-2.mail.demon.net id ah24280; 5 Aug 96 21:58 +0100 Received: from jraynard.demon.co.uk ([158.152.42.77]) by relay-3.mail.demon.net id aa05136; 5 Aug 96 21:55 +0100 Received: (from fqueries@localhost) by jraynard.demon.co.uk (8.7.5/8.6.12) id RAA02193; Mon, 5 Aug 1996 17:48:53 GMT From: James Raynard Message-Id: <199608051748.RAA02193@jraynard.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: After installing FreeBSD 2.1, my computer won't boot To: flexus!RfSchtkt@colds.ruca.ua.ac.be Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 17:48:53 +0000 () Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <9608051012.AA11060@flexus> from "Raf Schietekat" at Aug 5, 96 12:12:03 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24 ME8a] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > Question (for me): > How can I boot FreeBSD from NT's NTLDR (what to put in BOOT.INI)? Should I > instead try Linux's multi-OS boot mechanism (I'm going to try that OS anyway)? This has recently been added to the FAQ - follow the documentation link from http://www.freebsd.org/ and you should find it. > Question (for context, not really important): > Where could I find a full description of the (E)IDE/FDISK issues that led to my > problem (Greg Lehey's book for Walnut Creek is more like need-to-know, with > provisions only for some problem situations)? And of the startup sequence for a > PC? There's a bit in the FAQ and the Handbook, but again it's probably not quite what you're looking for. Maybe a good book on PC hardware? (I think the Bibliography in the Handbook has one or two recommendations). > Question (for FreeBSD): > Is it safe to install FreeBSD and leave the boot record alone (*will* it be > left alone, how will FreeBSD got booted)? Was this a unique problem for me > (specifying booteasy messing up the entire boot), or should this be pursued > further (whom to contact)? If you leave the boot record alone, whatever was there before should still be there afterwards. > *** The year 2000 will be the last year of the 20th century. *** And it will also be a leap year (divisible by 400), which is the subject of another common misconception. > PS: I unsubscribed from freebsd-questions@freebsd.org because it is swamping my > e-mail in box. If you think reading freebsd-questions is onerous, try reading it *and* answering some of the questions as well :-) (Note the smiley, I'm not complaining really!)