Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 08:56:28 +0000 From: Clem.Dye@wdr.com To: marko@uk.radan.com, rmarler@tomatoweb.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Re: Multi-Boot Message-ID: <H0000082017acc6c@MHS>
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Hmmm. I was planning a similar DOS/NT4.0/NT5.0/FreeBSD 3.1
installation on my test box, with the idea that FreeBSD be installed
on the second drive in its entirety but still using the NT
bootloader. (An aside: a nice way to see if FAQ is valid for NT5.0,
but I digress.)
I re-read the FAQ and the example shows how to use the NT bootloader
where FreeBSD is on the same drive. What it doesn't say (as far as I
can tell) is that FreeBSD has to be on the same drive as NT. At
least, that's my understanding. That leaves two questions, in my mind:
1) Is it possible to use the NT bootloader to multi-os boot where
FreeBSD isn't on the first drive?
2) If the answer to (1) is 'no', is it possible to use the FreeBSD
bootloader to boot DOS/NT etc. in addition to FreeBSD if the FreeBSD
install is allowed to update the boot record on the first drive?
Clem
-----Original Message-----
From: marko
Sent: 18 March 1999 08:28
To: rmarler
Cc: marko; questions
Subject: Re: Multi-Boot
Ray Marler wrote:
>
> I just received FreeBSD 3.1 from Walnut Creek CDROM.
>
> I have a Multi-Boot system using NT Boot Loader and Win95a DualBoot.
>
> NT4.0..........HDD-1 (2nd HDD)
> Win95a.......HDD-0 (1st HDD)
> Dos.............HDD-0 (1st HDD)
>
> and would like to know if I can install FreeBSD on HDD-2 (3rd HDD)
> and keep my current boot options, adding an option for FreeBSD.
>
If you mean adding FreeBSD to the NT boot mangler then, according to
the FAQ, you can only do it if FreeBSD is on the first HD. You could
use Booteasy and when you select Windows from it you will then get the
NT menu. I haven't used Booteasy so I can't advise how to set it up
though.
> Thanks,
> Ray Marler
>
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