Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 23:36:08 -0600 (CST) From: brian william wolter <bwolter@linux.thesadmachine.org> To: Jeff Blaufuss <Jeff_Blaufuss@ndsu.nodak.edu> Cc: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD boot menu and multiple drives Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.30.0012012333270.96402-100000@linux.thesadmachine.org> In-Reply-To: <3A2885C6.3416AA37@ndsu.nodak.edu>
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> will I have to go into the BIOS each time I want to swich OSes and > change the boot disk order? yes you should be able to do that without a problem... i, however have had quite a few problems with the freebsd boot manager and prefer to use lilo (the LInux LOader)... but it *should* be able to do it and hopefully you will have better luck than i did. as a side note, i wasn't aware you could have scsi and ATA drives in the same box... interesting. peace, brian t h e S a d M a c h i n e . o r g On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Jeff Blaufuss wrote: > I am getting a new scsi hard drive in addition to the ATA drive already > in my computer. I plan to have Windows boot off the ATA disk and > FreeBSD boot off the scsi one. Will I be able to choose between FreeBSD > and windows with the boot menu when the OSes are on different drives, or > will I have to go into the BIOS each time I want to swich OSes and > change the boot disk order? > > I am Running FreeBSD 4.1. > > Jeff Blaufuss > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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