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From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
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Subject: Re: bootselector - lame question
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thanks!


On Fri, 28 Nov 2008, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:

> On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:19:13 +0100 (CET), Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote:
>> sorry but while i use FreeBSD for a long time i need dual boot for the
>> first time.
>>
>> i already have installed DOS in dospartition 1 (/dev/ad0s1) and FreeBSD
>> on dospartition 2 slice a (/dev/ad0s2a)
>>
>> i can boot both but i need to use fdisk to change active partition every
>> time i want to boot another system.
>>
>> how to install some kind of boot menu if possible (i think it is)
>
> Boot FreeBSD and then run:
>
>    boot0cfg -v -B ad0
>
> This should install the `boot0' boot block of FreeBSD, which presents a
> simple menu like:
>
>    F1 DOS
>    F2 FreeBSD
>
>