From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 1 20:52:04 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id UAA15587 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 1 Jan 1997 20:52:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from tolinux.worldnet.att.net (root@240.los-angeles-005.ca.dial-access.att.net [207.147.204.240]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id UAA15541 for ; Wed, 1 Jan 1997 20:51:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from tolinux (lto@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tolinux.worldnet.att.net (8.8.3/8.8.3) with SMTP id VAA27836; Wed, 1 Jan 1997 21:00:27 -0800 Message-ID: <32CB40EB.67C6DB91@worldnet.att.net> Date: Wed, 01 Jan 1997 21:00:27 -0800 From: L To X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; Linux 2.0.27 i586) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "John S. Dyson" CC: jaitken@dimension.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FAQ 6.6 References: <199701020100.UAA05331@dyson.iquest.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk John S. Dyson wrote: > > > I'm trying to get multiple systems booting from the NT boot menu. I > > read the FAQ (especially number 6.6) but all I've found so far talks > > about everything being on the *same* disk. I've got NT4.0, Win '95, and > > FreeBSD on three separate IDE drives and can't seem to get it to work. > > > > 1st drive on primary IDE: Win NT 4.0 > > 2nd drive on primary IDE: Win '95 > > 1st drive on secondary IDE: FreeBSD 2.1.5 > > 2nd drive on secondary IDE: CD-ROM > > > > Any suggestions? I've browsed Microsoft's TechNet and other online > > resources, but no mention of multiple OS' on *different* disks. > > > > I currently boot NT/Win95/FreeBSD/Linux using a neat tool called: > BOOTPART.EXE, that edits the WinNT boot.ini appropriately, and > creates the boot block files for booting the other OSes. The > biggest problem that I had was that Linux had to reside on my > first IDE drive (LILO limitation.) > > Here is an URL: > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gvollant/bootpart.htm > > John Another option is to use "System Commander" from V communication. It's a great program. I've used it to boot NT 4.0, Win95 oemsr2, Linux, FreeBSD. on three different IDE drives. It detects new OS installed automatically. Long