Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:50:03 -0500 From: "HOLLOW, CHRISTOPHER" <christopher.hollow@cgi.com> To: "Mark Weisman" <mark@mystic1.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot and MBR. Message-ID: <403F672B.8020506@cgi.com> In-Reply-To: <opr30ctdzp0cf2rk@dialup-67.74.71.151.dial1.philadelphia1.level3.net> References: <88EB08D16800D34EA145D7DD2AA44998E64F@minnie.outland> <opr30ctdzp0cf2rk@dialup-67.74.71.151.dial1.philadelphia1.level3.net>
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You can also Grub it up: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ http://www.daemonnews.org/200102/grub.html Grub is a popular and well-supported OSS boot loader.... HTH, Chris Jud wrote: > On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:18:01 -0900, Mark Weisman <mark@mystic1.net> > wrote: > >> Just out of curiosity what is the order in creating a dual boot system? >> Which operating system do you put on first? I see that having WinXP >> setup in partitions is not a good idea, yet I'm not aware of how to load >> the system in just a slice? I would appreciate any and all help in >> trying to get this thing online. I need my workstation back as soon as >> possible. Thanks. > > [snip] > >>> I've got my primary drive divided in two partitions, one partition had >> >> >>> WindowsXP and the other has FreeBSD 5.1-Release on it. I had WindowsXP >> >> >>> installed and working until I put FreeBSD on the second partition and >>> had it take control of the MBR. I know that the other partition is >>> still bootable if I can get a pointer to it, currently the boot menu >>> shows it >>> as: >>> F!: ?? >>> F2: FreeBSD >>> How can I get that first menu choice to look at the installation on >> >> the >> >>> first partition as bootable? Making the machine a dual boot between >> >> the >> >>> two system? >> > > First off, don't worry about slice vs partition - Jerry was just > telling you those are the names used by FreeBSD and Windows, > respectively, for the same thing. > > Second, how to get your dual boot going - > > 1. I think if you do what you've already done in FreeBSD (set the > Windows slice/partition bootable) and then type "w" to write the > change, that should work. > > If it doesn't, two other alternatives - > > 2. If you have a Win9x emergency boot/system floppy hanging around, > use fdisk to set the Windows partition/slice active, then reboot; or > > 3. Install GAG, a free, easy and automagical boot loader. <URL: > http://gag.sourceforge.net/>. > > Hope this helps, > > Jud > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- Christopher Hollow - Consultant Infrastructure & Technology Support Toronto, ON
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