Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 11:24:35 +0300 From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: Mike <damaged@bsd1.nyct.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot Question Message-ID: <334A00C3.27@barcode.co.il> References: <199704072205.SAA12304@bsd1.nyct.net>
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Mike wrote: > > Hi i have a question for you about installing FreeBSD.. > i got freebsd 2.1.7 a few weeks ago and i started to install it today and im having > a problem.i have 2 hard drives on my computer on one there is win95 and i want to > install freebsd on the other.i have installed freebsd but when i try to get into it > it just keeps going into windows 95.if you could tell me what i am doing wrong that > would be a big help..thanks alot > Mike You are missing a boot manager. You have many choices there, but the most basic one that comes with FreeBSD is called BootEasy, and can be installed in the following way: 1. Boot *real* DOS (win95 DOS mode might not work). 2. Run the bootinst.exe utility from the tools directory on the CD/ftp site. 3. reboot Nadav
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