Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 13:41:34 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Jim Morrisby <Jim@saca.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: FreeBSD loader problems (dual/multi boot) Message-ID: <200004061741.NAA04127@server.baldwin.cx> In-Reply-To: <F169374E017BD3118ED700104BC1948B017B1F@internal.saca.net>
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On 06-Apr-00 Jim Morrisby wrote: > Hi there > > Please mail me back at: jim@saca.net as I am not currently subscribed to > this list. > > I am experiencing problems with the loader in FreeBSD, it worked great until > I installed win2k and win98 on the machine - as these > kinda redo the MBR. I reset the BSD partition active, but when i rebooted, i > ONLY have BSD to boot from. > I am have to set an active partition for which ever OS i want to run, this > is rather annoying! Use the boot0cfg in BSD to re-install the boot0 MBR loader, which will install a menu when you first boot up that allows you to choose which system to boot from. See the boot0cfg(8) man page for details. > I know I need to reconfigure the loader, but I have no idea where to start. > Any help would be appreciated. > The Linux equiv for the above is: hda1 - bsd > hda2 - win98 > hda3 - win2k > > > Thanks > Jim -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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