Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:52:12 -0600 From: "Alejandro Ramirez" <ales@megared.net.mx> To: <fug-washdc@Sytex.Net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, <strben@altavista.com> Subject: RE: Where is info on booting FBSD with NTLoader for dual boot. Message-ID: <016201bf47e5$e6449380$d2630a0a@megared.net.mx>
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Hi,
Its this the info that you are looking for???
Have Fun & Merry Xmas
Ales
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
To: Alex Kwan <alexkwan@pacific.net.hk>
Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 1999 4:11 AM
Subject: Re: FreeBSD + Windows NT
> On Sun, Aug 22, 1999 at 05:56:09PM +0800, Alex Kwan wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > Can I make the FreeBSD and Windows NT
> > live together in same PC (dual boot) ?
> > If "yes", how to?
> >
>
> Yes. Install NT first, then FreeBSD (if you do it the other way
> round NT will overwrite the MBR and you'll have to mess about fixing
> it so you can boot FreeBSD).
>
> You can use the FreeBSD boot manager to start NT provided it boots
> from a FAT partition, i.e. C: is FAT, but I prefer to use NT's boot
> manager.
>
> If you're using FreeBSD 3.x then after installing FreeBSD copy
> /boot/boot1 to C:\BOOTSECT.BSD if FreeBSD is on the same disk that
> NT *boots* from. If FreeBSD is on another disk then copy /boot/boot0.
>
> Then edit C:\BOOT.INI to add the entry for FreeBSD:
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=5
> default=C:\
> [Operating Systems]
> C:\="Windows 95"
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows NT 4"
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows NT 4 VGA" /basevideo
/sos
> C:\BOOTSECT.BSD="FreeBSD"
>
> If you are using 2.2.x then you have to use dd(1) to create
> C:\BOOTSECT.BSD. See section 8 of the handbook " How can I use the
> NT loader to boot FreeBSD?" for instructions (it only covers 2.2.x
> but I've raised a PR with an update to cover 3.x systems).
>
> HTH
>
> > Thansk!
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
> >
> >
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