Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 08:44:18 +0100 From: Clem.Dye@wdr.com To: marko@uk.radan.com, RickSiple@mpainc.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: RE: Boot FreeBSD 3.x from NT boot loader Message-ID: <H0000082019a6c03@MHS>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Gilles Vollant has produced something called BOOTPART (http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm). This has the ability under DOS or NT to extract the bootblock for Linux, so that the NT bootloader can be configured to boot Linux without the hassle of having to use DD/whatever under Linux to extract the salient data. I emailed him about using BOOTPART with FreeBSD, but he's not au fait with the O/S. He's a nice guy (I've registered his other software for 95/NT - Winimage) and I guess that he'd be amenable to fixing BOOTPART if someone could provide the relevant info. - I'm a bit out of my depth here. Alternatively, is there a FreeBSD utility somewhere which under DOS/9x/NT etc. which could do the same job? It's not a major deal to use the Fixit CD to extract the bootblock, but it is an extra hassle, something which for newbies (me included), can be a little difficult to wrestle with. Anything which makes installation of FreeBSD in multi-boot situations easier has to be a plus/selling point, IMHO. Clem PS: Sorry about the noise at the foot of this email - there's nothing that I can do about it. Please ignore it and accept my apologies. -----Original Message----- From: RickSiple Sent: 20 April 1999 22:22 To: marko; RickSiple Cc: RickSiple; freebsd-questions Subject: RE: Boot FreeBSD 3.x from NT boot loader I was looking for information of which file generated by compiling the code under /usr/src/sys/boot/i386 represented the boot blocks. The instructions I found on the web page said to use one of the files generated from compiling the source in /usr/src/sys/i386/boot/biosboot. Specifically using the file called boot.nohdr, the 2.2.x boot blocks. Your method, however, would work just as well. Although I was hoping for something using the cp command instead of the dd command, for novice users. cp seems to have less potential for damage than dd. Thanks again. I'll use your method and continue investigating. __________ Rick Siple ricksiple@mpainc.com -----Original Message----- From: Mark Ovens [mailto:marko@uk.radan.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 4:37 PM To: Rick Siple Cc: Questions (E-mail) Subject: Re: Boot FreeBSD 3.x from NT boot loader On Tue, Apr 20, 1999 at 04:05:12PM -0400, Rick Siple wrote: > 2) Updated instructions for using the NT boot loader. > The aforementioned instructions basically said to used the > boot.nohdr file generated by compiling the boot manager itself. Put this > file on the NTFS partition where the NT loader can find it and add an entry > for the file to the NT boot.ini. This is the same mechanism used to dual > boot NT/95 except instead of using boot.nohdr NT copies the standard MBR to > a file for use by the NT boot loader. So, which if any of the files under > /usr/src/sys/boot/i386 is the 3.x equivalent of the 2.2.x boot.nohdr. > I bounced question #2 off of the person who originally wrote the > instructions for 2.2.x, but he has not recently kept up with FreeBSD so was > not immediately able to answer the question. Perhaps this would be a better > question for the -stable mailing list. > > Thanks. > I'm not 100% sure what you're after here, but if you simply want to get FreeBSD booting off the NT boot menu again then just repeat what you did with 2.2 (assuming drive C: is mounted on /mnt). ``dd if=/dev/<raw_fbsd_slice> of=/mnt/BOOTSECT.BSD bs=512 count=1'' You may have to boot FreeBSD from a floppy or the CD and select the Fixit option. I found I had to recreate C:\BOOTSECT.BSD after u/g 2.2.8->3.1. HTH > __________ > Rick Siple > ricksiple@mpainc.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov _______________________________________________________________ Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?H0000082019a6c03>