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Date:      Thu, 25 Nov 1999 22:03:43 +0100
From:      Lorenzo Conti <conti@wind.ing.unipi.it>
To:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
Subject:   Re: NT and FreeBSD: nt loader problem
Message-ID:  <99112522082900.02024@skydancer.unv.it>
References:  <19991125183837.A316@marder-1>

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On Thu, 25 Nov 1999, Mark Ovens wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 05:42:51PM +0100, Lorenzo Conti wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 	I'm trying to use nt loader to boot both NT and FreeBSD.
> > This is my configuration:
> > 1) Primary master IDE disk: all FreeBSD 3.2 RELEASE.
> > 2) SCSI disk ID0 : boot disk with NT4.
> > 3) Others SCSI disk not bootable.
> > 
> > So I'd like to boot from SCSI and use NT loader.
> > Actually both 1) and 2) are active because of testing.
> > 
> 
> Not sure that you can do that. Doesn't the brain-dead PC BIOS insist
> on booting from the IDE drive in a mixed IDE/SCSI environment?

Well, sorry, I don't know if I catched your questions, but I forgot to say I can
boot from SCSI and run NT loader. I think my problem is after: I can't go on
FreeBSD from NT loader with the configuration above.

	cheers
	lorenzo

> > I tried the solution reported on the new FAQs (those related also to version
> > 3.x) using boot0 because of different disks, but for some reason I don't know
> > nothing goes and after rebooting, instead of NT loader I saw FreeBSD boot
> > loader!
> > Then I tried to use "bootpart" application: when I select FreeBSD entry from
> > NT loader, NT starts instead of FreeBSD !
> > 
> > Well, does anyone has a similar problem or configuration ?
> > 
> > Private mail appreciated.
> > 
> > thanks in advance
> > 	
> > 	cheers,
> > 	lorenzo  
> > 
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