Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 08:55:28 +0100 From: Clem.Dye@wdr.com To: as_hombert@ibm.net, Questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: Booting FreeBSD with Win NT Message-ID: <H000008201cdd842@MHS>
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It does work, but you'll have to re-jig your configuration. FreeBSD has to reside somewhere on the first drive in order for you to be able to use the NT loader. My test box currently has NT4/NT5/DOS/FreeBSD 3.1 all driven from the NT loader. I have a small DOS partition on the first drive, the remainder being given over to FreeBSD. NT4/5 resides on my second drive. The problem is/seems that the NT boot loader will only boot non-M$ o/ses from the first drive on a multi-disk system. The details detailed in the handbook are correct if you use a disk layout similar to that which I describe above. HTH. Clem -----Original Message----- From: as.hombert Sent: 13 June 1999 09:00 To: Questions Cc: as.hombert Subject: Booting FreeBSD with Win NT A real newbie question ... I just installed FreeBSD 2.2.8. Since I have also NT running on the system, I did not to install booteasy nor modify the MBR. For the moment I boot FreeBSD from the install disk, using "wd(1,a) kernel" at the boot prompt. The system configuration is as follows (HP vectra, PII 450 Mhz, 128 Mb RAM): - primary HDD (10Gb) entirely dedicated to NT, on the first controller as master - secondary HDD with 2 partitions (4Gb), first controller, slave: a very small DOS partition(7 Mb), just enough to allow HP power management utility to recognize the drive and put it to sleep when it's not used and the rest (so about 4Gb) dedicated to FreeBSD. I have tried to apply the method in the FAQ to boot via NT loader, but it does not work. Now the question : do I have any other options than the boot floppy to load FreeBSD on a system with Win NT installed ? Thanks for your help, Anne To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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