Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 16:47:48 +1200 (NZST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?James=20Pole?= <kiwisurfer1986@yahoo.co.nz> To: michael@tenzo.com Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD to co-exist on a Linux machine Message-ID: <20010322044748.89217.qmail@web10205.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <01032118480901.29161@pravda.tenzo.net>
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--- Michael O'Henly <michael@tenzo.com> wrote: > Hi... > > I have a Linux desktop system with two hard drives. > At the moment only the > first drive is being used (for Linux) and I want to > install FreeBSD on the > second drive. I've check space and hardware in the > FAQ and all appears well. > The Linux system uses GRUB as a boot loader. > > Here's what I think will happen... > > 1. I'll boot from my FreeBSD 4.2 install CD and > direct it to install to the > second hard drive. > > 2. At some point, I'll be asked whether to install a > boot loader. > > 3. I'll say yes and the FreeBSD boot loader, Boot > Easy, will overwrite GRUB > (the Linux boot loader). > > 4. After rebooting, I'll modify the Boot Easy in > some way so that it will > also be able to boot Linux. > > Does that sound about right? AFAIK, BootEasy autodectects the partions provides you with a choice of what OS you want to boot into. <snip> _____________________________________________________________________________ http://calendar.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Calendar - Access your appointments and meetings online. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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