Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:20:21 -0600 From: Derek Funk <dfunk6@cox.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Manager Message-ID: <49677945.7010402@cox.net>
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From the point the message below, I would set up freebsd to give me a
graphical gui so I can use gparted to unflag the bsd partition as boot
and flag the windows as boot. Before restarting, I would copy
/boot/boot1 to somewhere accessible by windows named something like
freebsd.boot.
Then I'd set up the NT boot loader:
right click on my computer... properties... advance tab... startup
and recovery settings... click edit and add line
c:\freebsd.boot="FreeBSD" ---> filename of what /boot/boot1 was copied to.
This should have gotten to dual booting windows and freebsd, but using
the nt boot loader.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: FreeBSD Boot Manager
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 20:17:15 -0500
From: Grant Peel <gpeel@thenetnow.com>
To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Hi all,
I was bored earlier tonight and I decided to tinker a bit with FreeBSD 6.4 on my Windows XP SP3 box.
In that machine, there is one SATA drive.
On that drive, there was about 100 GB of free space, so I decided to try putting FreeBSD 6.4 on it.
During the install, I opted to use the Free BSD boot manage. The install went flawlessly.
The problem is, when I boot up I get:
F1 ??
F2 FreeBSD
F5 Disk1
F2, is obviously, the new installation of FreeBSD 6.4, which boots perfectly.
F5 is a spare SCSI disk connected to an Initio controller.
F1 is the probelem. Windose no longer boots. When I select F2, I simply get the cursor on a new line, and nothing happens.
Like this:
F1 ??
F2 FreeBSD
F5 Disk1
_
Any idea what I might need to do to make windows work again?
It may be worth mentioning, I had Norton GoBack running on the disk before I installed FreeBSD, although I am not aware if it does anything to the booting system.
All suggestions welcome,
-Grant
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