Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 07:53:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Saccheen Martin <sach_anna@yahoo.com> To: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cannot see Windows after installing FreeBSD Message-ID: <20040925145329.776.qmail@web40002.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <200409251758.20087.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net>
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Hi Malcolm, Thank you so much for replying. I did what you said and I got the following: F1 FreeBSD F5 Drive 1 When I press F5, I get: >>FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:ad0(0,a)/boot/loader boot: _ What do I type at the boot: prompt to get windows? Thanks Saccheen --- Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> wrote: > On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 03:18 pm, Saccheen Martin wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am a newbie to FreeBSD. I have a Pentium 3, 5oo > IBM > > computer that I put two hard drives in. I added a > 4.3G > > hard drive (master) and an 80G hard drive (slave). > > Initially, windows XP was installed on both hard > > drives. > > > > Last night, I decided to install FreeBSD 4.10 on > the > > 4.3G hard drive and keep windows on the 80G. > Anyway, > > after I installed FreeBSD, I couldn't gain any > access > > to Windows XP on the 80G hard drive. What > happened? Do > > I have to reinstall windows? Is there a way to set > the > > BIOS so that I can boot from a particular > operating > > system? > > > > Also, a second question-I have tried to access the > > BIOS by typing different combinations of Fs and > > ALT-CTRL-INS and I am unable to access my BIOS. > Help! > > > > If you go back to the FreeBSD installation and > install > the boot manager on the MBR of the master you should > get > a message offering F1 for FreeBSD or F5 for the next > drive; > ie when you next boot. > > Malcolm > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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