Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 15:50:46 -0600 From: "Darryl Hoar" <darryl@osborne-ind.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Dual Boot - Yet again Message-ID: <004f01c0b31a$272399a0$0701a8c0@darryl>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0050_01C0B2E7.DC8929A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings, I have a box with Freebsd 4.0-release installed on the first drive. It is a 6.4GB IDE Drive. I have a 4 GB IDE drive also installed in this box. FreeBSD is installed on the 6.4GB Master. Problem: Today, my NT 4.0 server killed one of its disk drives. This server is the Primary Domain Controller. I have no machine to be the Backup Domain Controller (which can be promoted if the primary croaks). My thoughts were to install NT 4.0 server on the 4GB drive (leaving FreeBSD on the 6.4GB Master). Then boot only to NT4.0 if the primary croaks and we need to get along while I rebuild. I searched the archives and didn't see anything that fit my problem (plenty of old emails, just different slightly). So, here goes: If it don't have to blow away my Freebsd install, that would be best. Is there a way to install NT 4.0 on the 4 GB drive and setup dual boot with the existing install of freebsd on the 6.4GB drive ? If not, then what would be the best way to accomplish this ? Do I blow away freebsd, partition the 6.4GB drive with a small partition for NT, a small partition for the Freebsd root (under the 500MB mark), then devote the rest of the 6..4 and 4GB to FreeBSD ? any help greatly appreciated. -Darryl I have to keep NT server for a while yet. :o) ------=_NextPart_000_0050_01C0B2E7.DC8929A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.3018.900" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D436394121-22032001>Greetings,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>I have = a box with=20 Freebsd 4.0-release installed on the first drive.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>It is = a 6.4GB IDE=20 Drive. I have a 4 GB IDE drive also installed</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>in = this box. =20 FreeBSD is installed on the 6.4GB Master.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D436394121-22032001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D436394121-22032001>Problem: =20 Today, my NT 4.0 server killed one of its disk = drives.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>This = server is the=20 Primary Domain Controller. I have no machine</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>to be = the Backup=20 Domain Controller (which can be promoted if</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>the = primary=20 croaks). My thoughts were to install NT 4.0 = server</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>on the = 4GB drive=20 (leaving FreeBSD on the 6.4GB Master).</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>Then = boot only to=20 NT4.0 if the primary croaks and we need to</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>get = along while I=20 rebuild.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D436394121-22032001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>I = searched the=20 archives and didn't see anything that fit my</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D436394121-22032001>problem (plenty of=20 old emails, just different slightly). So, here</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D436394121-22032001>goes:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D436394121-22032001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>If it = don't have to=20 blow away my Freebsd install, that would be</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D436394121-22032001>best. Is there=20 a way to install NT 4.0 on the 4 GB drive and</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>setup = dual boot with=20 the existing install of freebsd on the 6.4GB</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>drive = ? If not, then=20 what would be the best way to accomplish</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>this ? = Do I blow=20 away freebsd, partition the 6.4GB drive with</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>a = small partition=20 for NT, a small partition for the Freebsd root</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>(under = the 500MB=20 mark), then devote the rest of the 6..4 and</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>4GB to = FreeBSD=20 ?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D436394121-22032001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>any = help greatly=20 appreciated.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D436394121-22032001>-Darryl</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D436394121-22032001>I have = to keep NT=20 server for a while yet. :o)</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0050_01C0B2E7.DC8929A0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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