Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:02:31 +0100 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: Barnaby Scott <bds@waywood.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot loader won't start windows on other HD Message-ID: <43134DB7.5030706@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <63026.80.168.197.251.1125163456.squirrel@www.gradwell.com> References: <63026.80.168.197.251.1125163456.squirrel@www.gradwell.com>
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Barnaby Scott wrote: >I know questions like this have been asked before, but I can't find a >straight answer! Forgive me though if I have missed one. > >I have a Windows 2000 machine into which I wanted to put an extra hard >disk to run FreeBSD. In my pre-installation reading, I noticed that >FreeBSD offers a mechanism to boot alternative operating systems, so I >opted to put the new FreeBSD disk as 0, and move the original Windows one >to position 1. > >Installation went fine, and I opted to install with the bootloader, and >sure enough, on startup I get a little menu saying: > >F1 FreeBSD >F5 Disk 1 > >If I press F1, FreeBSD boots as expected. > >However, if I press F5 (it seems I have to do this twice otherwise I get >FreeBSD again), I get a prompt saying > >Default: 0:ad(0,a)/boot/loader >boot: > >Now what? > >It doesn't seem to matter what I put here, it won't make Windows start. Is >there something particular I should enter? Have I missed something else? > >Please, if you reply, go easy with me - there is a strong chance I won't >understand! If you want to suggest that I copy something to somewhere for >instance, or install something, *please* spell out in words of one >syllable >how. I dont' want to be spoon-fed for ever, but I haven't even got off the >initial prompt after login yet!! > > Try swapping your disks over. I always have to set my BIOS to "boot" (i.e. pick up MBR) from my windows disk or windows just reboots the machine. --Alex
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