From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Nov 28 22:32:21 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id WAA09207 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 28 Nov 1997 22:32:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id WAA09199 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 1997 22:32:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id WAA22470; Fri, 28 Nov 1997 22:32:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 22:32:17 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White Reply-To: Doug White To: Carl Weidling cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Questions about booting from floppy to use CD-Rom system In-Reply-To: <199711232113.AA22960@waltz.rahul.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, 23 Nov 1997, Carl Weidling wrote: > FIRST question: > When I installed FreeBSD, it changed my MBR so that it gives me > choices, if I hit F1 it goes to DOS, if I hit F5 it goes to my 2nd hard > drive and gives me F2 as a choice for FreeBSD. Those work fine, but there > are choices that specify linux, only they don't work. It would be nice > if it really could let me choose linux, is that a possibility? It should work, I don't know why it isn't. > SECOND question: > The 2nd CD-rom of the set I got from Walnut Creek is supposed to > be a 'live file system' that you can use by specifying some option from > the boot floppy. Maybe that doesn't work when the CD-Rom is atapi but it > would certainly be nice for doing repairs, like changing fstabs when I > move the jumpers around on the backs of my hard drives). WEll, it's more of a snapshot, so if you break one of the main files you can grab it back off the CD. > Actually, it would be nice to just have a loadlin like utility to > run from DOS to let me boot this or that O/S, does such a thing exist for > FreeBSD? Yup, fbsdboot in /usr/mdec or on the CD. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major