From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 27 17:24:57 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 F04D516BA7A for ; Sat, 27 May 2006 17:24:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-142-072.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.142.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 151CA43D48 for ; Sat, 27 May 2006 17:24:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p17.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.6/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k4RHOS12037007; Sat, 27 May 2006 12:24:28 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20060527122224.02685b88@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 12:24:19 -0500 To: Dave , From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <002601c681ae$183dbe30$0200a8c0@satellite> References: <002601c681ae$183dbe30$0200a8c0@satellite> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: FreeBSD loader booting xp 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, 27 May 2006 17:25:17 -0000 Sure it can, but it is actually the boot manager that does it. You will get a prompt asking to boot or to boot from the second drive. On the second drive you will get a similar prompt. If you need to load the boot manager it is in the tools directory on FreeBSD releases, it is booteasy. -Derek At 11:53 AM 5/27/2006, Dave wrote: >Hello, > I've got a machine with multiple hard drives. I've got freebsd on the > first, now i unfortunately have to put xp on the second. I'm wondering > can freebsd's loader boot it? >Thanks. >Dave. > >_______________________________________________ >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" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.