Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 10:04:24 -0500 From: jacks@sage-american.com To: "K. Greenwood" <k_greenwood1@yahoo.com>, john kernel <john_kernel@usa.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: i cant boot other os Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20010730100424.00e947a0@mail.sage-american.com> In-Reply-To: <20010730025829.56001.qmail@web14107.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20010729094639.22161.qmail@nwcst283.netaddress.usa.net>
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I have installed FreeBSD with Win2000 on several machines and installed the Easy Boot Manager feature used in the sysinstall. One install with a Pentium went smoothly as silk, but others were very difficult. On the smooth one, Win2K was already installed on the first drive and I installed FreeBSD on a second drive. Afterwards, the Boot Manager popped right up as it should. On the "tough" machines, I found that if Win2K were installed after FreeBSD, it will overwrite the Easy Boot Manager. Also, I found it easier to PARTITION the first drive and install Win2K first and then FreeBSD. That made those machines work fine as dual boot. However, I have not figured out how to make Easy Boot install properly on the tough machines if I try to install FreeBSD on the second drive. Also, Win2k will not install properly on the second drive in part of the first partition does not have a DOS partition to write the setup files. Again, if Win2K is installed second, it will overwrite the Easy Boot... at least that was my experience.... Hope this helps some one... maybe me if some one can tell me what I did wrong.... At 07:58 PM 7.29.2001 -0700, K. Greenwood wrote: >Since no one else has responded yet, I may as well >take a stab at it. > >As you mentioned, instead of using the standard MBR I >would think you would want to go back into the install >(sysinstall) and either run through the entire install >again or do a custom install and install the FreeBSD >boot manager. Don't know if it will work after >installing BSD once, but it should be the option that >you want if you need a multiboot system. > >Hope it helps and good luck. > > >--- john kernel <john_kernel@usa.net> wrote: >> john kernel <john_kernel@usa.net> wrote: >> i have succesfully instaled freebsd 4.2 into my >> hard drive, i have win 2000 >> profesioal in my partition active(C), but after i >> had installed freebsd, i >> cant boot,only freebsd i can run it, what should i >> do,,, >> before this i have choose STANDARD while >> instalaltion proccess for boot >> system (standard=use a standard mbr), >> >> what should i do, please help me >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of >> the message >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of >> the message > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger >http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Server Admin Sage-American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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