From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 16 8:52:19 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from unix.megared.net.mx (megamail.megared.com.mx [207.249.162.252]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E499914C2F for ; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 08:52:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Received: from ales (pix.gdl.megared.net.mx [207.249.162.253]) by unix.megared.net.mx (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id KAA17591; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:50:58 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Message-ID: <016201bf47e5$e6449380$d2630a0a@megared.net.mx> From: "Alejandro Ramirez" To: , , Subject: RE: Where is info on booting FBSD with NTLoader for dual boot. Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:52:12 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, Its this the info that you are looking for??? Have Fun & Merry Xmas Ales ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Ovens To: Alex Kwan Cc: 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 > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > -- > STATE-OF-THE-ART: Any computer you can't afford. > OBSOLETE: Any computer you own. > ________________________________________________________________ > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ > mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com > > > > 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