Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:27:56 +1100 From: caleb <s0x7c0@netspace.net.au> To: Ramiro Caso <misha_78@hotmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: configuring the freebsd boot manager Message-ID: <49D09EAC.90008@netspace.net.au> In-Reply-To: <BAY102-W439A5F7783DF01D22CE056E18D0@phx.gbl> References: <49D01344.5010809@netspace.net.au> <BAY102-W439A5F7783DF01D22CE056E18D0@phx.gbl>
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Ramiro Caso wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I am having some problems understanding how the freebsd boot manager >> works. I have installed FreeBSD and Linux on the same laptop HD and want >> to be able to select which one to boot when the computer starts. I >> installed the bootmanager to to the MBR during installation and when I >> boot the laptop I am presented with four choices; >> >> F1 - FreeBSD >> F2 - Linux >> F3 - ??? >> F4 - Linux >> >> but I am only able to select F1, F2-F3 only make the laptop beep and >> doesnt load anything. The way I have set up the HD is for Partition 1 to >> be a FreeBSD Slice, Partition 2 the Linux / Partition 3 is Linux swap >> and Partition 4 is Linux /home. Any help would be great >> > > This is a silly question, actually: do you have LILO installed on your Linux boot partition? > I have BootEasy on the MBR, and LILO on Linux boot, and it works just fine. Also: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/faq/disks.html#BOOTEASY-LOADER Hi Ramiro, Thanks for the reply. I tried a new approach because I dont think Ubuntu uses LILO. So instead I installed GRUB to the MBR and added an entry for freebsd in /boot/grub/menu.lst title FreeBSD 7.1, RELEASE root (hd0,3,a) kernel /boot/loader quiet
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