From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Nov 18 8:55:31 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from copland.udel.edu (copland.udel.edu [128.175.13.92]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12E361544A for ; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 08:55:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from papalia@UDel.Edu) Received: from morgaine (host75-157.student.udel.edu [128.175.75.157]) by copland.udel.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id LAA20727; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 11:51:24 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <4.1.19991118115040.00a22930@mail.udel.edu> X-Sender: papalia@mail.udel.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 11:51:33 -0500 To: Jonathon McKitrick , =?X-UNKNOWN?Q?Joel_Bj=F6rk?= From: John Subject: Re: SV: I hope nobody blows a gasket, but... Cc: clatter@crosswinds.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: References: <001801bf31e3$7e580c60$b1102fc2@gsten.hh.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG No, osbs-beta doesn't support splash screens. It's actually a downright ugly screen it gives you, but it's easy to set up and does a pretty good job= :) --John >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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message