Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 10:48:20 -0500 (CDT) From: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com> To: lenzi@bsi.com.br (Lenzi Admin) Cc: archangl@primenet.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Windows NT & FreeBSD Message-ID: <199704081548.KAA15186@horton.iaces.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970408113035.1847D-100000@icone> from Lenzi Admin at "Apr 8, 97 11:32:27 am"
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In a previous message, Lenzi Admin said: > On Fri, 4 Apr 1997, Kevin Lane wrote: > > > I was looking through the web site here as I'm considering installing > > FreeBSD onto my system. I was hoping to run it as well as Windows NT 4.0 > > on different partitions of the same drive. However, I'm interested in > > knowing whether or not it will add FreeBSD to the start menu of NT's > > bootup sequence. If it doesn't do it automatically, is there a way to do > > this? I apologize if this is explained during the installation, but I > > didn't see any references to NT specifically.. and as it has a different > > file system than MS-Dos, I do not want to create any conflicts. Thank > > you. > > > Ok. First boot from a dos diskette (version 6.2) for example. > at the prompt, type fdisk /mbr > this should write a boot sector on the disk without the NT selection. > > after that run the bootinst from the FreeBSD/tools (cd). > > On boot, the machine should ask: NT, DOS, FreeBSD... I think he wants to use the NT boot loader. There are 2 ways. The first is outlined in the FAQ, section 6.8. http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ85.html The second is to use a utility on the Walnut Creek NT CD. Unfortunately, mine seems to have grown legs. :-(. You can find it somewhere on the ftp.cdrom.com. Probably, pub/windows/utility/misc/bootpa20.zip Paul. -- "My doctor told me that jogging could add years to my life. I think he was right. I feel 10 years older already." --Milton Berle, comedian
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