Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 13:45:59 +0200 From: julien Chaffraix <julien_chaffraix@yahoo.fr> To: Hunter Fuller <hackmiester@hackmiester.com> Cc: jekillen <jekillen@prodigy.net>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: dual boot; Linux, FreeBSD Message-ID: <448AB0F7.1060101@yahoo.fr> In-Reply-To: <434E1C02-83E3-4FC8-B5FF-27F3AC13ADC3@hackmiester.com> References: <b6d0b061cc97fe16e179ea7e942107d8@prodigy.net> <434E1C02-83E3-4FC8-B5FF-27F3AC13ADC3@hackmiester.com>
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Hello, I have made the same configuration (Debian and FreeBSD). I used Grub and it works very well, here is the entry in menu.lst: title FreeBSD root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1 savedefault boot (It is strange that the entry is not the same as the previous answer !?) I also implemented the swap 's sharing as it is presented in the mini-howto Linux-FreeBSD (http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-mini/Linux+FreeBSD.html). The howto is a bit old but you can follow it. Cheers, Julien Hunter Fuller wrote: > Grub does well for me. Set it up for Linux and then set it up for BSD, > making sure the UFS driver's in there. Here's my command-list for > booting FBSD. > > root (hd0,0,a) > kernel /boot/loader > boot > > I might have the spacing wrong, I'm doing it from memory, but the > data's all there. > > On 10 Jun 2006, at 1:26 AM, jekillen wrote: > >> Hello; >> If I want to set up a dual boot of either Linux or FreeBSD, what is >> the best way to go about it? >> Use Lilo, grub, or does FreeBSD have a boot loader that it likes >> better and Linux won't object to? >> i'm planning on using Debian on a separate bootable hard drive. I >> have to get more info on what >> version of Debian I will use. FreeBSD is version 6.0 release. It >> works great, has little quirks here >> and there but are negligible, Xwindow screen saver daemon won't run, >> but that's ok because >> mostly I shut the monitor off when not using the system. Gnome throws >> up a dialog every >> time it starts stating that a panel is already running. Once it kept >> presenting the same dialog >> several times before it was satisfied that I got the message. Monitor >> works great without any >> intervention from me. I sure is nice to have a computer system that >> just runs and runs and >> I don't have to do finger nail biting trying to stay ahead of crashes. >> Thanks in advance: >> JK >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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