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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=2C
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> I am having some problems understanding how the freebsd boot manager=20
> works. I have installed FreeBSD and Linux on the same laptop HD and want=
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> to be able to select which one to boot when the computer starts. I=20
> installed the bootmanager to to the MBR during installation and when I=20
> boot the laptop I am presented with four choices=3B
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> F1 - FreeBSD
> F2 - Linux
> F3 - ???
> F4 - Linux
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> but I am only able to select F1=2C F2-F3 only make the laptop beep and=20
> doesnt load anything. The way I have set up the HD is for Partition 1 to=
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> be a FreeBSD Slice=2C Partition 2 the Linux / Partition 3 is Linux swap=20
> and Partition 4 is Linux /home. Any help would be great

This is a silly question=2C actually: do you have LILO installed on your Li=
nux boot partition?
I have BootEasy on the MBR=2C and LILO on Linux boot=2C and it works just f=
ine. Also:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/faq/disks.html#BOOTEASY-LOADER

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> thanks=2C
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> Brett
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