Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:53:10 -0400 From: Bob Johnson <fbsdlists@gmail.com> To: Jerahmy Pocott <quakenet1@optusnet.com.au> Cc: Soo-Hyun Choi <shchoi@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Where to FreeBSD Boot Manager? Message-ID: <54db4399050824145335b18b0c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <A94A67A9-D6FF-4235-990A-A09B7BBC2D45@optusnet.com.au> References: <275802A5-8727-4ACB-AFF0-DFBB364D584E@optusnet.com.au> <6A4FA539-341E-48EE-A799-1269FDE02CEC@optusnet.com.au> <E83B3DAF-BF79-487E-8715-7487CE72489A@u.washington.edu> <A94A67A9-D6FF-4235-990A-A09B7BBC2D45@optusnet.com.au>
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On 8/22/05, Jerahmy Pocott <quakenet1@optusnet.com.au> wrote: >=20 > On 22/08/2005, at 11:22 AM, Garrett Cooper wrote: > > > > Yes, XP does have a boot manager, and I suppose I should have =20 > > listed some available options when I originally replied to the =20 > > email. Just thought that someone was making a split decision during =20 > > an install and needed quick help. [...] > As to 3s Con, I'm not entirely sure you have to install the =20 > bootloader.. I think you can install a standard > bootstrap, then using dd copy it and have the NT loader use it to =20 > boot the system, removing the two > layers of boot manager.. >=20 > I did this before with NT, but it was a while ago and I don't really =20 > remember the exact steps you need > to take, but there is probably something about it you can google.. The XP loader is configured just as the NT loader. Instructions for using it in both single-disk and two-disk dual-boot configurations are at http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#NT-BOOTLOAD= ER The instructions require that you install the FreeBSD boot manager if you are using the NT boot manager for a two-disk boot, but I think that you can overwrite it with the standard MBR after you have everything configured. Or perhaps I misunderstand: I've never used the NT loader to do a 2-disk configuration with FreeBSD. In any case, for a two disk configuration it is easier to just use the FreeBSD boot manager and not mess with the NT/XP boot manager. >=20 > Of course using the FreeBSD manager is the much easier and simpler =20 > option, just some people seem > to like the NT one better.. The NT boot manager is prettier, but for a two-disk system, setting it up is probably more trouble than it is worth. I believe the NT boot manager always defaults to the same system, while the FreeBSD boot manager defaults to the system most recently used. That might affect your choice. - Bob
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