Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:28:38 -0300 From: Ramiro Caso <misha_78@hotmail.com> To: <s0x7c0@netspace.net.au>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: configuring the freebsd boot manager Message-ID: <BAY102-W439A5F7783DF01D22CE056E18D0@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <49D01344.5010809@netspace.net.au> References: <49D01344.5010809@netspace.net.au>
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> Hi everyone, > > I am having some problems understanding how the freebsd boot manager > works. I have installed FreeBSD and Linux on the same laptop HD and want > to be able to select which one to boot when the computer starts. I > installed the bootmanager to to the MBR during installation and when I > boot the laptop I am presented with four choices; > > F1 - FreeBSD > F2 - Linux > F3 - ??? > F4 - Linux > > but I am only able to select F1, F2-F3 only make the laptop beep and > doesnt load anything. The way I have set up the HD is for Partition 1 to > be a FreeBSD Slice, Partition 2 the Linux / Partition 3 is Linux swap > and Partition 4 is Linux /home. Any help would be great This is a silly question, actually: do you have LILO installed on your Linux boot partition? I have BootEasy on the MBR, and LILO on Linux boot, and it works just fine. Also: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/faq/disks.html#BOOTEASY-LOADER > > thanks, > > Brett > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _________________________________________________________________ Encontrá el auto de tus sueños en MSN http://xml.mercadolibre.com.ar/org-img/msn/autos.html
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