From owner-freebsd-security Mon Apr 16 10:55:25 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from veldy.net (w028.z064001117.msp-mn.dsl.cnc.net [64.1.117.28]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 664C037B424 for ; Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:55:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from veldy@veldy.net) Received: from HP2500B (fuggle.veldy.net [64.1.117.28]) by veldy.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 29F77BA4E; Mon, 16 Apr 2001 12:54:15 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <032c01c0c69e$5e81c830$3028680a@tgt.com> From: "Thomas T. Veldhouse" To: , "Nick Mazza" Cc: References: <3ADB2F50.A66BFFD8@lmc.ericsson.se> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Login Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 12:55:05 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Actually, I believe he just wants to change the label. FWIW -- it used to identifiy Windows 2000 as Windows NT in the FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE. They changed it and now it shows ???. It will still boot just fine. Tom Veldhouse veldy@veldy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antoine Beaupre (LMC)" To: "Nick Mazza" Cc: Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 12:43 PM Subject: Re: FreeBSD Login > This is indeed not the place to ask. the questions mailing list is the > place for general questions. > > But even then, you should have checked the existing documentation. > > A 30 seconds search on FreeBSD main website > (http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/search.cgi?words=dual+boot&max=50&source=www) > lead me to http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/boot.html at first, and more > importantly: http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/multi-os/ch5.html, at > last. > > I recommend you the OS-BS boot manager. > > A. > > Nick Mazza wrote: > > > > This doesn't pertain to security so I will probably be flamed for this > > email, but I am in urgvent need of an answer to a simple FreeBSD boot > > Question. I am duel booting a Windows 2000 machine and FreeBSD 4.3RC2 and > > using the Fbsd boot loader. The Boot Loader appears like this: > > > > F1: ?? > > F3: FreeBSD > > F5: Drive 1 > > > > Default : F3 /* Or the OS that I booted last */ > > > > I want to be able the change the ?? to say Windows 2000 and have the Defualt > > OS boot windows 2000 even iuf my last boot was FBSD (Personally I dont mind > > things but guests who use this computer always get confused and press F5 or > > something). If anyone can help or point me in the direction of a HOW-TO I > > would greatly appreciate it. > > > > Nick MAzza > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message > > -- > La sémantique est la gravité de l'abstraction. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message