Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 17:56:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: yann.luppo@attglobal.net (RazorOnFreeBSD) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: unable to use BOOT EASY to boot linux Message-ID: <200404072156.i37LuSk07129@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <041b01c41cb6$b173d300$8215670c@razorwork> from "RazorOnFreeBSD" at Apr 07, 2004 05:40:31 PM
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> > I had this issue between linux and windows and I had to install Lilo on the > first disk only because bios is giving the hand to the first disk and from > there you can setup your boot loader to recognize all systems available and > where they are. > > I am not a specialist there, I just tell you what worked for me and what was > the explanation given to me. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tadimeti Keshav" <keshav_tadimeti@yahoo.co.uk> > To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 11:21 PM > Subject: unable to use BOOT EASY to boot linux > > > > hi all. > > I added a 2 GB linux disk as a slave and installed > > Mandrake Linux with LILO on the root partition of > > linux. > > > > I am trying configure Boot Easy to boot linux. > > Since FreeBSD occupies all of the 1st HD, should I > > install a STANDARD boot loader on first or on both > > Hard disks. If I understand what you are asking - FreeBSD on disk0 and Linux on disk1, then you need to install an MBR and a standard book sector on disk 0. ////jerry > > > > thx > > > > ===== > > -- K E S H A V T A D I M E T I -- > >
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