From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 11 02:44:57 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF01C16A41A for ; Sun, 11 Jun 2006 02:44:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DA3C43D45 for ; Sun, 11 Jun 2006 02:44:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.13.6+Sun/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k5B2iaiJ015058; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 22:44:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.13.6+Sun/8.13.6/Submit) id k5B2iaqX015057; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 22:44:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200606110244.k5B2iaqX015057@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: beech@alaskaparadise.com (Beech Rintoul) Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 22:44:36 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <200606101832.56687.beech@alaskaparadise.com> X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL7] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, jekillen Subject: Re: dual boot; Linux, FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 02:44:57 -0000 > ---- much excised --- > > Anyway, this all works just fine. The MBR and initial boot record in > > the boot sector of each slice (or primary partition if you must degrade > > to MS terminology) have just enough standardization that the FreeBSD MBR > > or most any of the other more fancy ones, can initiate the boot for any > > of the OS-en commonly available to run on these machines. Since the OS > > specific stuff really comes after it gets in to the slice boot record > > code in the boot sector, then generally any of them can boot any of them. > > The exception is MS MBRs. I have heard that some more recent ones play > > better, but any I have had so far will not boot any slice except one > > for a MS OS. I don't know what they screw up, but find it not surprisin= > g. > > > > So, there is the tome. > > All newbies, careful what you ask. Someone may answer thusly with more > > than you every wanted to know. > > > > ////jerry > > Maybe this ought to be included in the handbook. I've seen this question or > one like it 100's of times on these lists. That was the best answer I've > seen. > Just my $.02 Thanks for the positive comment. It glosses over stuff a little and isn't precisely correct in all detail, but I think it generally is correct and represents the way things work for all practical matters. Maybe it can be a FAQ. How do they get there? ////jerry > > Beech >