Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 08:20:54 +0300 (EEST) From: Alexander V Zubchenko <stalker@hermes-comp.zp.ua> To: "Kirk R.Wythers" <kwythers@umn.edu> Cc: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: replacing linux with freebsd in a dual boot setup with windows Message-ID: <20020613080630.K3199-100000@server.hermes-comp.zp.ua> In-Reply-To: <02061210483400.01536@truffula.localdomain>
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Greetings! On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Kirk R.Wythers wrote: > I use freebsd at work and have redhat at home on a dual boot system with > windows 98. I'd like to ditch redhat in favor of freebsd. However, I'd like > to hear from you all about what to expect. I am particularly concerned about > what happens with the the boot loader. Right now I use LILO to pick between > linux and windows. Will the freebsd bootloader overwrite LILO? What should I > keep an eye on? Almost nothing to worry about. FreeBSD sysinstall procedure will ask You after 'fdisk stage' what to do with MBR (Leave untouched, write standard loader or write BootEasy). First is dangerous, because LILO may (and, imho, should) not work. Second is unsuitable, because, afaiu, it is impossible to boot Win98 from standard freebsd bootloader. And third is what You want (almost). It will recognize all partitions, and display something like: F1: Win98 (or msdos, i don't remember exactly). F2: FreeBSD But, it is not configurable. The only way to change it behavior is to reinstall it from sysinstall. But this only may add additional choices. IMHO, You can't change default boot, delay, etc. Mayb better way is to use some alternative bootmanager. Alexander V Zubchenko, E-Mail: stalker@hermes-comp.zp.ua System Administrator, WWW: http://www.hermes-comp.zp.ua/ Hermes-comp, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya, Geroev Stalingrada 50 phone/fax: +380 612 64-19-72 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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