From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 15 20:20:53 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DC8C16A41C for ; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 20:20:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0FFC43D48 for ; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 20:20:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.222.227] (helo=[192.168.99.68]) by hobbiton.shire.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.51) id 1DtWfz-0001jn-6R for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 14:20:51 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v733) In-Reply-To: <42D81609.70800@gmx.at> References: <42D80E2D.707@3lefties.com> <42D81609.70800@gmx.at> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <1EB98604-F93A-4142-A5D9-015CC6C01B6B@shire.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 14:20:50 -0600 To: freebsd-questions Question X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.733) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 67.161.222.227 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: chad@shire.net X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on hobbiton.shire.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50, GREYLIST_ISWHITE autolearn=disabled version=3.0.3 X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.2 (built Mon May 30 00:43:02 MDT 2005) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on hobbiton.shire.net) Subject: Re: Three questions... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 20:20:53 -0000 On Jul 15, 2005, at 2:01 PM, lars wrote: > George Ruch wrote: > >> Q1: I have two drives, laid out as follows: >> Drive 1 >> /ad0a WinXP, NTFS, 16.06GB, primary >> /ad0e data, NTFS, 12.58GB, extended >> Drive 2 >> /ad1a currently empty, 14.36GB, primary >> (installation target) >> /ad1e /ad0 backup, NTFS, 14.27GB, extended >> I'd like to use XP's NTLDR to manage the dual boot process. I've >> seen the following trick for Linux ( www.redhat.com/advice/tips/ >> dualboot.html): >> - Boot into Linux, copy the first sector of the boot partition as >> follows: >> dd if=/dev/hdb of=/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1 >> - Move bootsect.lnx to WinXP root (C:\), and add the following >> line to boot.ini: >> C:\bootsect.lnx="Linux" >> Does this approach work with FreeBSD? Logic says it should, given >> the similarities, but when has logic applied consistently to >> computers? >> > I can't say anything about it, never done it, check google. > I did something like that once with no problem. Can't comment on the specifics since it was a while ago but it did work. What happens in this case, I believe, is that the Windows Boot Manager then boots the FBSD boot manager. Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad@shire.net