Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 19:49:22 -0500 From: Jud <judmarc@fastmail.fm> To: "Tom Connolly" <tomc@cqg.com>, FreeBSD_Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Dual boot WinXP and FreeBSD 5.3 Message-ID: <opsjo0kks00cf2rk@sparky> In-Reply-To: <033f01c4ec6e$014ba970$9a11a8c0@d3stomc> References: <033f01c4ec6e$014ba970$9a11a8c0@d3stomc>
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On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:44:28 -0700, Tom Connolly <tomc@cqg.com> wrote: > Hello list. I wish to put FreeBSD 5.3 on a new hard drive and have it > dual boot with the existing Windows XP system (separate HD). Can I just > simply go through the FreeBSD install and have it install the FreeBSD > boot manager/loader on the XP drive? I can't risk doing any damage to > the XP system as it has a thermal analyzer program on it that won't run > on FreeBSD (otherwise I would have no use for XP at all). I would like > to know if there are any "gotchas" or anything that could be a problem. > I would really like to hear comments from anyone who has set up such a > system. You can use the FreeBSD bootloader to boot both OSs (I believe you must install it on both drives). Another nice (and easy) free bootloader/manager that I use to boot Win2K, FreeBSD, DragonFly and the occasional Linux is GAG - <URL: http://gag.sourceforge.net/>. This thermal analyzer program has no counterpart/substitute in FreeBSD? Jud
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