Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 08:44:40 +0530 From: "Subhro" <subhro.kar@gmail.com> To: "'Tom Connolly'" <tomc@cqg.com>, "'FreeBSD_Questions'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Dual boot WinXP and FreeBSD 5.3 Message-ID: <41d0cfaa.65de4b40.217b.081d@smtp.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <033f01c4ec6e$014ba970$9a11a8c0@d3stomc>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Tom Connolly > Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 5:14 > To: FreeBSD_Questions > Subject: Dual boot WinXP and FreeBSD 5.3 > > Hello list. I wish to put FreeBSD 5.3 on a new hard drive and have it > dual boot with the existing Windows XP system (separate HD). Can I just > simply go through the FreeBSD install and have it install the FreeBSD > boot manager/loader on the XP drive? I can't risk doing any damage to > the XP system as it has a thermal analyzer program on it that won't run > on FreeBSD (otherwise I would have no use for XP at all). I would like > to know if there are any "gotchas" or anything that could be a problem. > I would really like to hear comments from anyone who has set up such a > system. > > Thanks in advance, > > Tom > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Yes go ahead and install the BSD boot loader on the XP drive. It will work fine. BTW I haven't come across many "Sorry does not work under FreeBSD" messages. Could you tell us something about that thermal monitor? I think there must be some compatible port. Regards S. Indian Institute of Information Technology Subhro Sankha Kar Block AQ-13/1, Sector V Salt Lake City PIN 700091 India [-- Attachment #2 --] 0 *H 01 0 + 0 *H 0=0 ͺVT"rU0 *H 0_1 0 UUS10U VeriSign, Inc.1705U .Class 1 Public Primary Certification Authority0 960129000000Z 280801235959Z0_1 0 UUS10U VeriSign, Inc.1705U .Class 1 Public Primary Certification Authority00 *H 0 mVa-Hqg뷞 8%Fs$] en VsߴX9knը?144g NEVi xG)6c\-{2{0*/1g 0 *H L?hC3]Mz36ؕ"6hl|B.?OvJ͠ )"]݁#{%F0yK @<_ SH䆴{5{%ӎ?8 4 q0f0Ϡ O[uj)0 *H 0_1 0 UUS10U VeriSign, Inc.1705U .Class 1 Public Primary Certification Authority0 980512000000Z 080512235959Z010U VeriSign, Inc.1 0 U VeriSign Trust Network1F0DU =www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. By Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)981H0FU?VeriSign Class 1 CA Individual Subscriber-Persona Not Validated00 *H 0 ZDUz-Ox6 JoTw*h1ApzKHV-BD\B/;' ]6B3nTOJ ƚj$e~7jJ 00 `HB05U .0,0*(&$http://crl.verisign.com/pca1.1.1.crl0GU @0>0< `HE0-0++ www.verisign.com/repository/RPA0U 0 0 U 0 *H B|ߌyLMU/P^N.^2ye JRը1!l4x BZъު"!e3 3 >5d$[h|7d Ž33>>s 020:N4fr40 *H 010U VeriSign, Inc.1 0 U VeriSign Trust Network1F0DU =www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. By Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)981H0FU?VeriSign Class 1 CA Individual Subscriber-Persona Not Validated0 041111000000Z 050718235959Z010U VeriSign, Inc.1 0 U VeriSign Trust Network1F0DU =www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. by Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)981 0 U Persona Not Validated1402U +Digital ID Class 1 - Microsoft Full Service10U Subhro Kar1#0! *H subhro.kar@gmail.com00 *H 0 )Fp[ " ,9Uڵ87(v0r1C.\4VP@h !" r( ⎅?-"2K 00 U 0 0DU =0;09 `HE0*0(+ https://www.verisign.com/rpa0 U 0 U %0++0 `HENone03U ,0*0(&$"http://crl.verisign.com/class1.crl0 *H ]5羧n-A$NyiI k{}Y(DKTHE@&mZK#TEWO.bqƼ sE $raEsh{Os{[=zz_,v߈QԊ>1>0:0010U VeriSign, Inc.1 0 U VeriSign Trust Network1F0DU =www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. By Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)981H0FU?VeriSign Class 1 CA Individual Subscriber-Persona Not Validated:N4fr40 + 0 *H 1 *H 0 *H 1 041228031440Z0# *H 1I ͗P#m樮؊0g *H 1Z0X0 *H 0*H 0 *H @0+0 *H (0+0 *H 0 +710010U VeriSign, Inc.1 0 U VeriSign Trust Network1F0DU =www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. By Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)981H0FU?VeriSign Class 1 CA Individual Subscriber-Persona Not Validated:N4fr40 *H 1䠁010U VeriSign, Inc.1 0 U VeriSign Trust Network1F0DU =www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. By Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)981H0FU?VeriSign Class 1 CA Individual Subscriber-Persona Not Validated:N4fr40 *H s$5aVm4 wF 0qZ mCta͊TTdӇ _NQ$FOƔxoAv禨 ny࿉
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