Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:47:51 +0000 (GMT) From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> To: =?X-UNKNOWN?Q?Joel_Bj=F6rk?= <u98jobj@stud.hh.se> Cc: clatter@crosswinds.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SV: I hope nobody blows a gasket, but... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911181646590.2413-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <001801bf31e3$7e580c60$b1102fc2@gsten.hh.se>
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Does is still support splash screens? Annelise said this is not a function of the boot manager, but i wanted to be sure. On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Joel Bj=F6rk wrote: > >> I can't access ftp.freebsd.org right now to read the docs. What >does this >> boot manager offer that booteasy doesn't? > >Basically it offers a very easy setup with a GUI under DOS. It >supports Linux as well as freeBSD and you can choose what it should >boot to as default. when you install it it goes through all partitions >on all disks and then you just have to tick the boxes you want to be >able to boot to. > >// Joel > >> >> 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 >> >> >> > > > Good day, eh? -jm To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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