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From: Carey Nairn <cpn@ccd.tas.gov.au>
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If you want to boot from a second drive then you have to use the beta
version.  I have been using this version since I first installed
FreeBSD-1.1 with no problems at all.

cheers,
Carey Nairn

On Thu, 1 May 1997, Daniel Keller wrote:

> Hi,
> the same thing happened to me when I first installed FreeBSD. I am now
> using OS-BS available in the tools directory at ftp.freebsd.com.
> I have FreeBSD on the same HD as Win95, but I think it works if it's on a
> different HD. when I boot I get a menu of Win95 or FreeBSD and it is set to
> default after 15 seconds.
> There are 2 files, a beta version and a normal version, I would suggest the
> beta.
> Hope this helps,
> Daniel Keller
> 
> ----------
> > From: Phill Clarke <pclarke@apnpc.com.au>
> > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > Subject: A Newbie Question
> > Date: Thursday, May 01, 1997 5:29 PM
> > 
> > Being very new to FreeBSD and Unix in general I have what may be a
> > farely obvious question.
> > 
> > I have installed FreeBSD on a second hardrive, using the whole disk,
> > with no DOS partition. The install appeared to work fine. But I must
> > have made errors when selecting the boot manager, because I cannot boot
> > the second drive (no boot manager appeared).
> > Is there any way to install a boot manager now without having to install
> > the whole OS again ?
> > 
> > If not, perhaps I need some help with installing the boot manager. 
> > I selected the option for installing the boot manager on ws1, then when
> > asked which drive I would like to install it on I selected ws0. Nothing
> > happened.
> > 
> > Any hints and suggestions please ?
> > 
> > Phill
> 
>