From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jun 19 07:54:10 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id HAA00817 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 19 Jun 1997 07:54:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mgb.ch (mail.mgb.ch [193.8.177.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id HAA00809 for ; Thu, 19 Jun 1997 07:54:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mgbzw56a ([146.67.86.119]) by gate1.mgb.ch with SMTP id <48385>; Thu, 19 Jun 1997 16:52:51 +0100 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19970619165340.0091d100@Server2.swix.ch> X-Sender: blup@Server2.swix.ch X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 15:53:40 +0100 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: Bruno Moser Subject: Re: Win95-BSD Coexistance Cc: Morden@bellsouth.net In-Reply-To: <2FE97ADF.57C9@mail.msy.bellsouth.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >I've read the FAQ. It says that FreeBSD and Windows95 can coexist, but >it's not clear how they coexist. Does FreeBSD's boot manager allow you >to select your OS at startup? Or does it run as an MS-DOS prompt under >Win95 would run? The boot-manager BootEasy isn't actualy part of FreeBSD. (You could use it without having FreeBSD.) It lets you choose the partition from which to boot. Something Like: ----- F1: Dos F2: BSD Default: F2 ----- (The default is always what you used last.) One important thing is: Install Win95 on the first partition and install it first. -bruno ----- Bruno Moser