From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 31 13:05:04 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6FF6106566C for ; Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:05:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from leslie@eskk.nu) Received: from mx1.bjare.net (mx1.bjare.net [212.31.160.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D0E78FC12 for ; Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:05:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx1.bjare.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7CAF5E18E; Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:01:29 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mx1.bjare.net X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -2.357 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.357 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.243, BAYES_00=-2.599, SPF_PASS=-0.001] Received: from mx1.bjare.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mx1.bjare.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id xEBWf-20aHw5; Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:01:26 +0100 (CET) X-BN-MX1: ja X-BN-MailInfo: BjareNet Received: from bljbsd01.no-ip.org (c-195-216-040-164.static.bjare.net [195.216.40.164]) by mx1.bjare.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5E985E16B; Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:01:25 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <4D1DD4FB.4010804@eskk.nu> Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:04:59 +0100 From: Leslie Jensen User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD amd64; sv-SE; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20101212 Thunderbird/3.1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Polytropon References: <20101231050913.425d0c23.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20101231050913.425d0c23.freebsd@edvax.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: xinyou yan , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: load windows X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:05:05 -0000 On 2010-12-31 05:09, Polytropon wrote: > On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:39:45 +0800, xinyou yan wrote: >> Help: I installed 8.2 today , >> I think I have forgot installed boot loader manager . >> When I was finished and reboot . The system just has bsd loader >> >> I can use F2 load windows previous >> Any one who know how to load linux also help . (I have a linux in system >> the loader was installed on its /boot not mbr >> ) >> >> So how can i do now! > > According to your description, you want to boot into one > out of three systems (FreeBSD, a Linux, a "Windows"). In > this case, you should be able to run the Linux distribution > you have from a live file system CD or DVD and restore its > boot manager, LILO or GRUB. This boot manager should then > deal with the OS selection for boot. > > Of course, you can also "restart" the FreeBSD installation > and choose its boot manager to be installed. I think you > should be able to do this through the running FreeBSD > system, maybe using the sysinstall program. The FreeBSD > boot manager would then show the operating systems' names > in its choice list. > > As I am not a "multi-booter", I'm not fully sure if this > will work as intended. Usually I do just install FreeBSD's > loader as there is nothing else to load. :-) > > I would suggest you use a Live CD (Partition Magic) and set the Windows partition active. You will then boot into Windows and I would then recommend that you install the EasyBCD bootloader and ad your BSD installation to it. http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 You can find instructions in bsdmag on how to set it up. http://bsdmag.org/app/files/download?attachment=attachment1&model=Article&model_id=9300&portal_id=134 Or http://bsdmag.org/pdf-articles And choose Download Free Issue: FreeBSD Ins & Outs /Leslie