From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Nov 13 14:30:13 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA12266 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 14:30:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from infobahn.icubed.com (infobahn.icubed.com [208.0.145.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA12253 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 14:30:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tye@icubed.com) Received: from photo03 (gateway.post-gazette.com [208.0.144.98]) by infobahn.icubed.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id RAA07564 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 17:32:41 -0500 (EST) From: "Tony Tye" To: Subject: Alternate booting methods Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 17:34:29 -0500 Message-ID: <01be0f55$c71b6250$1923a8c0@photo03.post-gazette.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001D_01BE0F2B.DE455A50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01BE0F2B.DE455A50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01BE0F2B.DE455A50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I'm preparing to install FreeBSD on a Compaq 120 MHz (Intel = processor).=20 I
would prefer not to make any changes to my Master Boot Record right = now,=20 if
I can avoid it.

Does FreeBSD have an alternate method of = booting,=20 comparable to Linux's
Loadlin, for example? Or can it be booted = directly from=20 a floppy, without
touching the MBR?

Also, if there is an = alternate=20 boot method, can it handle a FreeBSD
installation above the 1024th = cylinder?=20 I have an old BIOS which does not
recognize large hard drives, and it = would=20 be easier to install at the end of
a drive.

Thanks in advance = for any=20 suggestions.

Tony Tye

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