Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 14:11:13 +0200 (CEST) From: "P. U. Kruppa" <root@pukruppa.de> To: Quinn Ellis <Quinn1@gmx.de> Cc: FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: WIN2000 & FreeBSD Message-ID: <20030629140903.A80674@small.pukruppa.de> In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.2.20030629213534.00ac3230@pop.gmx.net> References: <5.2.1.1.2.20030629213534.00ac3230@pop.gmx.net>
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On Sun, 29 Jun 2003, Quinn Ellis wrote: > At 11:06 PM 28/06/2003 +0400, you wrote: > >How can I install WIN2000 and FreeBSD on one machine. The reason is in > >this: the FreeBSD loader cannot see WIN2000 fs, and WIN 2000 loader can't > >see FreEBSD fs. If you can, send me your reply in russian :) > > Firstly, freebsd can see NTFS, but not write to it. > > You need to partition up your hard drive, 1 for windows, and several for > FreeBSD (Read more in the Handbook). > > I have them on two seperate hard disks, and use the 'gag' bootloader on my > primary drive, with windows 2000, which will reconises both partitions and > loads the appropriate one. FreeBSD's bootmanager can boot both win2000 and FreeBSD. You only have to install in on the master boot record (MBR) - the installation menu will ask for it. Uli. +-----------------------------------+ | Peter Ulrich Kruppa | | - Wuppertal - | | Germany | +-----------------------------------+
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