From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 16 21:39:54 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 1557A16A41F for ; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:39:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hde@daden.net) Received: from mail.ruder.net (216-166-252-178.dsl.peknil.grics.net [216.166.252.178]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 093E743D45 for ; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:39:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hde@daden.net) Received: from 12.203.202.40 ([12.203.202.40]) by mail.ruder.net ([192.168.10.10]) with Microsoft Exchange Server HTTP-DAV ; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:39:29 +0000 Received: from devilBSD.freeBSD by mail.daden.net; 16 Dec 2005 15:39:29 -0600 From: "Harley D. Eades III" To: Marty Landman In-Reply-To: <70063950512161331u294280cdl8bd552be9426752c@mail.gmail.com> References: <70063950512161331u294280cdl8bd552be9426752c@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:39:29 -0600 Message-Id: <1134769169.34653.60.camel@devilBSD.freeBSD> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.1.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to dual boot 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: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:39:54 -0000 On Fri, 2005-12-16 at 16:31 -0500, Marty Landman wrote: > I'm trying to get a dual boot system set up with FBSD 5.3 and Win XP sp1. > First I installed FBSD using 15GB of the HD, then installed XP on the > remaining 5GB. However now it boots up XP automatically. I can get back to > the FBSD installer by booting from the 5.3 CD but what do I do to provide a > choice of which to boot right on the HD? If you can get to freebsd use the freebsd bootloader and renable it via fdisk -B -b /boot/boot0 device, or you could install grub and use it. see: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot-blocks.html and http://www.pl.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/multi-os/article.html Cheers && _GOOD_LUCK_ -- Harley -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- G: GCS-- d- a? C++++ B- E+++ W+++ N++ w--- X+++ b++ G e* r x+ z+++++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------