Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 18:24:50 +0200 (CEST) From: "Peter Ulrich (Uli) Kruppa" <root@pukruppa.de> To: "Andy [Tecc Nops]" <andy@tecc.co.uk> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: dual boot pain Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0106111821080.584-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <NDBBKOKIGKLFGGPFHCGBEEJFDDAA.andy@tecc.co.uk>
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On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Andy [Tecc Nops] wrote: > Hi all > > OK, trying to get a machine to dual boot > FreeBSD 4.3 and W2K. I have two IDE drives. > The pri drive has W2k loaded and the sec drive > is fBSD. I've tried everything to get this > machine to dual boot. Install fbsd then w2k, > then w2k/fbsd, diff partitions, diff drives > with no success. I've frantically searched > lists/web docs but nothing seems to work. What does "nothing seems to work" mean? What happens? - Your screen stays black - Your BIOS produces little sounds - Windows is booted immediately, no question for BSD Uli. > > Here's my current boot.ini fyi..... > > [boot loader] > timeout=30 > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT > [operating systems] > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 > Professional" /fastdetect > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)="FreeBSD Unix" > C:\boot0 = "FreeBSD 4.2 0" > C:\boot1 = "FreeBSD 4.2 1" > C:\boot2 = "FreeBSD 4.2 2" > > I copied the bootX files from the CDROM #2 disk > from /boot to c:\ > > Also, if I tell bios to boot C,A,SCSI then W2k > loads (with the boot options from boot.ini above > but none of the specified fbsd options work, > machine just says either "boot error" or > "PRESS ANY KEY TO REBOOT". However, if I > tell bios to boot D,A,SCSI the fbsd boots > normally. In a sane world I would be happy > with this solution however the W2k is for use > by "none" *nix people so I'd much rather the > boot loader system works. > > Anyone any ideas? > > Ak > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > *-------------------------------------------------* | www.pukruppa.de www.2000d.de | | | | Wuppertal - Germany | *-------------------------------------------------* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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