Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 17:34:29 -0500 From: "Tony Tye" <tye@icubed.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Alternate booting methods Message-ID: <01be0f55$c71b6250$1923a8c0@photo03.post-gazette.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] I'm preparing to install FreeBSD on a Compaq 120 MHz (Intel processor). I would prefer not to make any changes to my Master Boot Record right now, if I can avoid it. Does FreeBSD have an alternate method of booting, comparable to Linux's Loadlin, for example? Or can it be booted directly from a floppy, without touching the MBR? Also, if there is an alternate boot method, can it handle a FreeBSD installation above the 1024th cylinder? I have an old BIOS which does not recognize large hard drives, and it would be easier to install at the end of a drive. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Tony Tye [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>I'm preparing to install FreeBSD on a Compaq 120 MHz (Intel processor). I<BR>would prefer not to make any changes to my Master Boot Record right now, if<BR>I can avoid it.<BR><BR>Does FreeBSD have an alternate method of booting, comparable to Linux's<BR>Loadlin, for example? Or can it be booted directly from a floppy, without<BR>touching the MBR?<BR><BR>Also, if there is an alternate boot method, can it handle a FreeBSD<BR>installation above the 1024th cylinder? I have an old BIOS which does not<BR>recognize large hard drives, and it would be easier to install at the end of<BR>a drive.<BR><BR>Thanks in advance for any suggestions.<BR><BR>Tony Tye<BR> </DIV></BODY></HTML>
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