Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 10:23:40 -0600 (CST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Jeff Blaufuss <Jeff_Blaufuss@ndsu.nodak.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual booting problems Message-ID: <14932.41868.234661.764934@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <69345376@toto.iv>
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Jeff Blaufuss <Jeff_Blaufuss@ndsu.nodak.edu> types: > I'm having some problems dual booting FreeBSD 4.2-stable and Windows > 98SE on my computer off of two separate disks (one SCSI for FreeBSD, one > ATA for Windows) They both have the FreeBSD boot manager installed. > When I set the BIOS to boot off the SCSI disk first, FreeBSD boots fine, > but Windows hangs right away. When I set the BIOS to boot off the ATA > disk first, FreeBSD boots fine, but Windows complains about EMM386 not > being installed, makes be press a key, loads EMM386, and then boots. > > I know this is technically a windows question, but the only answer I got > from the windows people I asked is "Take the other OS off the second > drive." As far as I'm concerned, that is not an answer. I hope someone > knows what's going on with my setup. Well, I know why Windows won't if you boot off the SCSI disk. Windows won't boot off anything but the first disk. I'm not sure why you get the EMM386 problem booting the other way. If removing the FreeBSD system causes Windows to boot properly, you try using grub as a boot manager. Set the BIOS to boot the SCSI disk, put grub on it and the standard Windows MBR on the ATA drive. Then use the grub "map" and "hide" facilities to make Windows think that FreeBSD isn't there. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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