Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 21:34:05 -0700 (PDT) From: OZ <oz16oz2@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Dual boot from Primary Slave Message-ID: <20030823043405.14251.qmail@web80605.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hi, I'm trying to set up a dual boot system like so: ad0 = Windows XP (drive on primary master) ad1 = FreeBSD (drive on primary slave) Both OS's are installed now and working fine. But I have to use GAG from a floppy to do the dual boot. I want to use the NT loader instead, so I don't scare the machine's XP users. The FAQ says I need to put a copy of /boot/boot0 into the C: directory of XP and then rename to bootsect.bsd and edit the boot.ini and add the line. Well, once it's bootsect.bsd, I know how to get into boot.ini and do all that, but how in heck do I copy /boot/boot0 from the FreeBSD hard drive over to the XP hard drive in the first place? The FAQ says (with a very ominous warning) that I can't just copy the /boot/boot0 from the CD, or the machine will have a nervous breakdown. There must be a command to use in FreeBSD, but the FAQ conveniently sidesteps THAT issue. I just can't find it anywhere. Help? Please? And if you KNOW the command, can you also explain what its elements mean? As a relative newbie, I find FreeBSD's commands extremely cryptic. Thanks! OZ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
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