Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 23:28:20 -0600 From: "Wilsons" <wilson@imt.net> To: <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Strip BSD bootsector to DOS file Message-ID: <000001c005b0$75d721b0$0201a8c0@super8>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C0057E.2B3E3850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello, I just purchased and installed FreeBSD 4.0 on my system. I have two SCSI drives and have Windows 2000 Pro, Windows 95, and RedHat 6.2 installed on the first SCSI disk. I installed FreeBSD on the second SCSI disk on a 4 Gb slice. I use the Windows 2000 Pro bootloader to select which OS I will run. I wanted to see how FreeBSD works and how stable it is. None of the OS's can read the FreeBSD slice and partitions. I am unable to figure out how to build a floppy that would boot the installed FreeBSD OS. I have read how to build installation floppies but have found no information on a boot floppy. I used a Linux boot floppy with RedHat to strip off the bootsector to a file that the NT bootloader understands. There must be a way to get the bootsector without using BootEasy. I installed FreeBSD using a STANDARD boot configuration so the FreeBSD bootloader wouldn't overwrite the NT bootloader. Please let me know the procedure to build a boot floppy for FreeBSD. I could then boot into the installed OS and use the DD command to write the bootsector to a file which I could then store on a DOS floppy to transfer to the NT boot partition. Also please let me know if there is a another procedure to get at the bootsector to build a file that the NT bootloader can understand. Thanks for your response Dan Wilson wilson@imt.net ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C0057E.2B3E3850 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.3103.1000" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D111510405-14082000>Hello,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D111510405-14082000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D111510405-14082000>I just = purchased and=20 installed FreeBSD 4.0 on my system. I have two SCSI drives and = have=20 Windows 2000 Pro, Windows 95, and RedHat 6.2 installed on the first SCSI = disk. I installed FreeBSD on the second SCSI disk on a 4 Gb = slice. I=20 use the Windows 2000 Pro bootloader to select which OS I will run. = I=20 wanted to see how FreeBSD works and how stable it = is.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D111510405-14082000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D111510405-14082000>None = of the OS's can=20 read the FreeBSD slice and partitions. I am unable to figure out = how to=20 build a floppy that would boot the installed FreeBSD OS. I have = read how=20 to build installation floppies but have found no information on a boot=20 floppy. I used a Linux boot floppy with RedHat to strip off = the=20 bootsector to a file that the NT bootloader = understands.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D111510405-14082000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D111510405-14082000>There = must be a way=20 to get the bootsector without using BootEasy. I installed FreeBSD = using=20 a STANDARD boot configuration so the FreeBSD bootloader wouldn't = overwrite=20 the NT bootloader.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D111510405-14082000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D111510405-14082000>Please = let me know=20 the procedure to build a boot floppy for FreeBSD. I could then = boot into=20 the installed OS and use the DD command to write the bootsector to a = file which=20 I could then store on a DOS floppy to transfer to the NT boot = partition. =20 Also please let me know if there is a another procedure to get at the = bootsector=20 to build a file that the NT bootloader can = understand.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D111510405-14082000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D111510405-14082000>Thanks = for your=20 response</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D111510405-14082000>Dan=20 Wilson</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D111510405-14082000><A=20 href=3D"mailto:wilson@imt.net">wilson@imt.net</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV></BO= DY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C0057E.2B3E3850-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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