From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Nov 18 8: 2:15 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from serenity.mcc.ac.uk (serenity.mcc.ac.uk [130.88.200.93]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94600150EF for ; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 08:02:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org) Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org ([130.88.200.97]) by serenity.mcc.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 1.92 #3) id 11oU0g-0009sd-00; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:02:10 +0000 Received: from localhost (jcm@localhost) by dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id QAA02070; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:02:10 GMT (envelope-from jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org) Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:02:10 +0000 (GMT) From: Jonathon McKitrick To: =?X-UNKNOWN?Q?Joel_Bj=F6rk?= Cc: clatter@crosswinds.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: I hope nobody blows a gasket, but... In-Reply-To: <001201bf31dd$cbe55100$b1102fc2@gsten.hh.se> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=X-UNKNOWN Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I can't access ftp.freebsd.org right now to read the docs. What does this boot manager offer that booteasy doesn't? On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Joel Bj=F6rk wrote: >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 > -jonathon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message