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Date:      Sat, 24 Aug 2002 17:38:05 +0200
From:      Thomas Spreng <spreng@insomniac.ch>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        srr.theman@mail.com
Subject:   Re: My computer doesn't boot from FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <20020824173805.A91320@rock.stable.ch>
In-Reply-To: <20020824151557.38556.qmail@mail.com>; from srr.theman@mail.com on Sat, Aug 24, 2002 at 10:15:57AM -0500
References:  <20020824151557.38556.qmail@mail.com>

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On Sat, Aug 24, 2002 at 10:15:57AM -0500, srr the man wrote:
> Sir,
> 
> I have just got the CD installation of freebsd 4.5 and I made the installation of this system from the CD. There is 2 hard drives disk in my computer and Windows  98 is already installed in the first one. At the end of the installation, the message said that the installation is completed successfully. My problem is that when I reboot my computer, it always boots with Windows 98 and there is no lilo prompt. So what is the matter?
> So could you give me further information about that problem ?
> 
> Thanks you !
> -- 

You probably didn't change the mbr of your 1st hard drive. I'd suggest you
install the freebsd bootmanager in the mbr of your booting hard drive (the
one on which your windows is installed). That will let you choose which 
system you want to boot.

To do so you have to boot your freebsd system (either with your installation
CD or change the hard drive boot sequence in your bios), and then enter
/stand/sysinstall and follow the directions for installing the bootmanager
in the freebsd handbook. 

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