Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:38:17 +0100 From: Soo-Hyun Choi <shchoi@gmail.com> To: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Where to FreeBSD Boot Manager? Message-ID: <34b425c505082202386c9c891e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <E83B3DAF-BF79-487E-8715-7487CE72489A@u.washington.edu> References: <275802A5-8727-4ACB-AFF0-DFBB364D584E@optusnet.com.au> <6A4FA539-341E-48EE-A799-1269FDE02CEC@optusnet.com.au> <E83B3DAF-BF79-487E-8715-7487CE72489A@u.washington.edu>
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Thanks to those who replied to this thread! Regards, Soo-Hyun On 8/22/05, Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> wrote: >=20 > On Aug 21, 2005, at 6:10 PM, Jerahmy Pocott wrote: >=20 > > > > On 22/08/2005, at 12:17 AM, Soo-Hyun Choi wrote: > > > > > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> I'm trying to install FreeBSD on my system which has two separate HDD > >> (each has 40GB). I am already using the first drive (e.g., C drive) > >> only for Window XP and now would like to install FreeBSD on the > >> second > >> drive (e.g., D drive). > >> > >> Which drive should I install the FreeBSD Boot Manager? > >> > >> > > > > That really depends on how you want to do it.. > > > > If you want the use boot manager that comes with FreeBSD you will > > need to > > install it on the primary disk (C drive).. > > > > I don't really know much about XP, but isn't it based on NT? The NT > > system > > also has its own boot manager which you could use instead.. But XP > > might > > not have it.. >=20 > Yes, XP does have a boot manager, and I suppose I should have > listed some available options when I originally replied to the email. > Just thought that someone was making a split decision during an > install and needed quick help. > You have a few choices: > 1. FreeBSD boot manager > Pro: Can install just one boot manager out of the box > and it takes care of detecting all of the partitions > Con: If you don't like FreeBSD anymore, no more boot > manager. > 2. GRUB > Pro: Plays nicely with Linux. > Con: Still need to install FreeBSD bootloader in the > boot sector of the FreeBSD partition. > 3. NT bootloader > Pro: Stuff's managed through XP (if you like that). > Con: Still need to install FreeBSD bootloader in the > boot sector of the FreeBSD partition. > There's also LILO with a similar argument to grub, but anytime > your Windows partition changes, you have to reinstall LILO. Also, the > NTLoader option doesn't play nice with Linux upgrades if you might > use Linux in tandem with FreeBSD in the future. > Just some thoughts... > -Garrett > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >
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