From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 10 16:34:39 2006 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 8422E16A608 for ; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:34:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from julien_chaffraix@yahoo.fr) Received: from messel.emse.fr (messel.emse.fr [193.49.175.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1575645D05 for ; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 10:46:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from julien_chaffraix@yahoo.fr) Received: from localhost (localhost.emse.fr [127.0.0.1]) by messel.emse.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id A686B5C022; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 12:45:29 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at emse.fr Received: from messel.emse.fr ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (messel.emse.fr [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id c4vSohlHFoDL; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 12:45:29 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [10.0.1.100] (unknown [10.0.1.100]) by messel.emse.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 12:45:29 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <448AB0F7.1060101@yahoo.fr> Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 13:45:59 +0200 From: julien Chaffraix User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 (X11/20060516) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Hunter Fuller References: <434E1C02-83E3-4FC8-B5FF-27F3AC13ADC3@hackmiester.com> In-Reply-To: <434E1C02-83E3-4FC8-B5FF-27F3AC13ADC3@hackmiester.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: jekillen , FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: dual boot; Linux, FreeBSD 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: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:34:39 -0000 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" >