Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 15:34:03 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> To: peter@SchmidtP.rbh.nthames.nhs.uk (Peter Schmidt) Cc: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Boot manager questions] Message-ID: <199903181334.PAA08211@ceia.nordier.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990318104620.456A-100000@SchmidtP.rbh.nthames.nhs.uk> from Peter Schmidt at "Mar 18, 99 11:00:31 am"
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[Following up to -bugs] Peter Schmidt wrote: > Hi: > I just upgraded my machine from FreeBSD 2.2.7 to FreeBSD 3.1 (stable > release) and encountered a few problems: > > 1.) I have Windows NT Server installed as well. So when booting up > the boot manager prints something like > F1 NTFS (or the like) > F2 FreeBSD > > Now after installing I get > F1 ?? > F2 FreeBSD > However I can still boot into NT. > Is there any way to change this and configure the printout > to something other than "??" ? > > I know that the Linux boot manager LILO can be configured in such > a way that you can type in any name you care to think of. The sources are available in src/sys/boot/i386/boot0, so it would be a 5-minute job to patch the file (by replacing an existing table entry) and rebuild. Or you could install BootEasy itself: which should still be available in the "tools" directory on CD-ROM or ftp.freebsd.org. The present FreeBSD boot manager is a single-sector program which must fit into the 448 bytes left over on the master boot record (MBR) of the disk, so it does not provide features similar to LILO. However, a more powerful boot manager is currently in preparation, which will allow customized menu options, among other things. -- Robert Nordier To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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