From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 28 17:31:31 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F389B37B401 for ; Wed, 28 May 2003 17:31:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.us2.messagingengine.com (ny2.fastmail.fm [66.111.4.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1ED7F43F93 for ; Wed, 28 May 2003 17:31:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from judmarc@fastmail.fm) Received: from www.fastmail.fm (server1.internal [10.202.2.132]) by server2.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C24225EBF7; Wed, 28 May 2003 20:31:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 127.0.0.1 ([127.0.0.1] helo=www.fastmail.fm) by messagingengine.com with SMTP; Wed, 28 May 2003 20:31:25 -0400 X-Epoch: 1054168285 X-Sasl-enc: xB5xa2zE/qnP3TAcwXsn1A Received: from sparky (dialup-67.74.84.150.Dial1.Philadelphia1.Level3.net [67.74.84.150]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BEC815834; Wed, 28 May 2003 20:31:23 -0400 (EDT) To: yussef , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: Message-ID: From: Jud Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; charset=utf-8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 20:31:27 -0400 In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Opera7.20/Win32 M2 build 2920 Subject: Re: booting into windows changes active partition on dualboot system X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 00:31:31 -0000 On Mon, 26 May 2003 02:52:21 -0700, yussef wrote: > I have a dualboot system with freebsd 4.8 installed on the primary > slice, and win2k installed on the secondary slice. The OS' were > installed in this order. Ive installed many fbsd/win2k dualboot system= s > before [usually with windows as the primary slice, and bsd and the > secondary], always using the fbsd boot manager, and never having any > problems going between os's. However, on this system, as long as i boo= t > into bsd all is fine. But when i boot into windows, the windows slice > becomes the active slice, thus when i reboot, i cant access either > slice. i have to boot off a fbsd cd, then rewrite the bootmanager > [resetting the bsd slice to be the bootable slice]. The other option i= > have is to manually set the bsd partition as active, while still in bs= d, > then rebooting works fine. I've never seen this problem before, and th= o > i accept it as a sign from the unix gods as which os i should use ;) i= > would still like eliminate this issue. > thank you > > yussef You will have to install a boot manager capable of "fooling" Windows int= o = thinking it is booting from the first slice/partition. Grub is in the = ports system and works well. Smart Boot Manager has already been = suggested. GAG is a nice free boot manager that I use. BootItNG is a n= ice = shareware boot manager I did use for a long time. I haven't tried XOSL,= = but ISTR reading that it can do what you need. There, that should be enough choices to get started. :) Jud