Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:58:43 +0100 From: "Joel Björk" <u98jobj@stud.hh.se> To: <clatter@crosswinds.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: I hope nobody blows a gasket, but... Message-ID: <001201bf31dd$cbe55100$b1102fc2@gsten.hh.se> References: <3833E53B.DF4D766E@crosswinds.net>
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There's an alternative boot manager in the tools directory called osbsbeta.exe that is really easy to set up and run, it's all done in DOS with a GUI. I hope this works for you, I was in the same position and very close to giving up on FreeBSD all together until I solved this little problem. // Joel > Well, Jay, i gave the bootinst.exe program a shot, but it didn't work. > I ran it, rebooted to the CDROM, installed FreeBSD, restarted, but it > just went straight into Win98. > > And to clarify what my problem, (sorry that i wasn't being clear enough > John), I cannot seem to get my computer to give me the option of running > Windows 98, or FreeBSD when my system boots up. In other words, i can't > get FreeBSD's boot manager to work, and now the bootinst.exe is proven > to not work. > > To be really specific with what i want to do: during the installation > of FreeBSD, i want to be able to install FreeBSD to my second hard drive > (D:) and then i want to be able to install a boot manager in the boot > sector of my first drive (C:). Reverse order would work too, and i'm > not totally sure if i'd need to install the boot manager to the boot > sectors of both hard drives, but i'd just like to be able to run FreeBSD > after i install it. > > Hopefully that was more direct! ;) > > Perhaps there's something i'm reading wrong somewhere, but this problem > is growing into something mountainous. > > Thanks for any further help that anyone could offer me, > > > will > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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