Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:56:38 +0000 From: RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd on 2nd drive? Message-ID: <200412301756.39061.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> In-Reply-To: <6FC9F9894A9F8C49A722CF9F2132FC2202C7C7DD@ms05.mailstreet2003.net> References: <6FC9F9894A9F8C49A722CF9F2132FC2202C7C7DD@ms05.mailstreet2003.net>
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On Wednesday 29 December 2004 22:40, Haulmark, Chris wrote: > Someone broke the silence: > > I know this has been asked already, but it's a slightly different > > problem. Let me explain my situation first: I'm 14 years old without > > my own PC. I can't let the FreeBSD bootloader install on the first > > drive (Windows XP), because my family is kinda...how should I put > > it...n00bish. They would completely freak out at the sight of turning > > on the computer and not seeing the XP startup screen. > > I'm planning on installing FreeBSD 5.2.1 on the second hard drive in > > this computer. I've read over the installation guide and don't see > > anything useful about the bootloader being on the non-first drive. My > > question is: can I install the FreeBSD bootloader on the second hard > > drive and use something like GAG on a floppy to boot it? > > > > ice > > I just use the BIOS to change back and forth with the hard drives. Just > have to go into the habit of switching back to the first hard drive after a > shutdown or reboot for your family. One other thing you can do is put your bootloader of choice on the second drive; that way the bios can either boot to windows or to the loader. If you swap backward and forwards between OSs yourself, a proper loader is more convenient.
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