From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Nov 18 8:47:57 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from probity.mcc.ac.uk (probity.mcc.ac.uk [130.88.200.94]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB284150B0 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 08:47:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org) Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org ([130.88.200.97]) by probity.mcc.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 1.92 #3) id 11oUiu-0001gE-00; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:47:52 +0000 Received: from localhost (jcm@localhost) by dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id QAA02731; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:47:51 GMT (envelope-from jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org) Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:47:51 +0000 (GMT) From: Jonathon McKitrick To: =?X-UNKNOWN?Q?Joel_Bj=F6rk?= Cc: clatter@crosswinds.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SV: I hope nobody blows a gasket, but... In-Reply-To: <001801bf31e3$7e580c60$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 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