Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 16:27:15 +0200 (CEST) From: Michael Reifenberger <mike@reifenberger.com> To: Alban Hertroys <dalroi@solfertje.student.utwente.nl> Cc: FreeBSD Current <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: GPT on amd64 and boot managers Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1005271621100.8634@gw.reifenberger.com> In-Reply-To: <F3B2526D-E644-480A-BBE4-E64B0B5051DF@solfertje.student.utwente.nl> References: <16DEFF8A-DBBB-4F4F-9C0E-FAFBF444E7FE@solfertje.student.utwente.nl> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1005271200030.85386@gw.reifenberger.com> <F3B2526D-E644-480A-BBE4-E64B0B5051DF@solfertje.student.utwente.nl>
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On Thu, 27 May 2010, Alban Hertroys wrote: ... > You appear to have missed the point; I was talking about the boot manager - the thing that lets you choose which OS to boot, not the boot loader. > > I can boot FreeBSD just fine off GPT, but I have to select in the BIOS whether I want to boot FreeBSD or Windows (by means of changing the boot sequence). A working boot manager would be so much more convenient for that. > Ah. I see. Sorry, can't help here. On all servers I use GPT for FreeBSD/ZFS exclusively. On the Notebooks I stay with MBR... Bye/2 --- Michael Reifenberger Michael@Reifenberger.com http://www.Reifenberger.com
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