From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 27 20:31:27 2005 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 EDD9116A41F for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2005 20:31:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glenn@antimatter.net) Received: from cobalt.antimatter.net (cobalt.antimatter.net [69.55.224.239]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD31643D45 for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2005 20:31:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glenn@antimatter.net) Received: from glenn-mobile.antimatter.net (cpe-66-27-86-22.san.res.rr.com [66.27.86.22]) (authenticated bits=0) by cobalt.antimatter.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7RKVQnT004105 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 27 Aug 2005 13:31:27 -0700 X-MailKey: purple frogs are falling from the sky Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.2.20050827132544.06e229a0@cobalt.antimatter.net> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.3.4 Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 13:31:28 -0700 To: "Barnaby Scott" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Glenn Dawson In-Reply-To: <63026.80.168.197.251.1125163456.squirrel@www.gradwell.com> References: <63026.80.168.197.251.1125163456.squirrel@www.gradwell.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Cc: Subject: Re: Boot loader won't start windows on other HD 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 Aug 2005 20:31:28 -0000 At 10:24 AM 8/27/2005, Barnaby Scott wrote: >I know questions like this have been asked before, but I can't find a >straight answer! Forgive me though if I have missed one. > >I have a Windows 2000 machine into which I wanted to put an extra hard >disk to run FreeBSD. In my pre-installation reading, I noticed that >FreeBSD offers a mechanism to boot alternative operating systems, so I >opted to put the new FreeBSD disk as 0, and move the original Windows one >to position 1. > >Installation went fine, and I opted to install with the bootloader, and >sure enough, on startup I get a little menu saying: > >F1 FreeBSD >F5 Disk 1 > >If I press F1, FreeBSD boots as expected. > >However, if I press F5 (it seems I have to do this twice otherwise I get >FreeBSD again), I get a prompt saying > >Default: 0:ad(0,a)/boot/loader >boot: > >Now what? > >It doesn't seem to matter what I put here, it won't make Windows start. Is >there something particular I should enter? Have I missed something else? The boot: prompt is the second stage of the FreeBSD boot process. There's no way to get it to boot windows as that point. Additionally, moving the windows disk is likely to confuse the hell out of windows. Your best bet is probably to use the windows boot manager, and have FreeBSD installed on the second disk. For info on how to deal with the windows boot loader, go here: http://hacks.oreilly.com/pub/h/2337 -Glenn >Please, if you reply, go easy with me - there is a strong chance I won't >understand! If you want to suggest that I copy something to somewhere for >instance, or install something, *please* spell out in words of one >syllable >how. I dont' want to be spoon-fed for ever, but I haven't even got off the >initial prompt after login yet!! > >Thanks > > >_______________________________________________ >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"