Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 08:53:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Chris Coleman <chris@bb.cc.wa.us> To: wujie@ciet.cn.net Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Where to install the Easy Boot Mgr? Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.94.970514084203.6252A-100000@aries.bb.cc.wa.us> In-Reply-To: <33794B44.43B9@ciet.cn.net>
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On Wed, 14 May 1997 wujie@ciet.cn.net wrote: > Thanks, but I'm still not very clear. The situation is: > > I install the FBSD on my MASTER disk with Easy Boot Mgr option. Win95 is > installed on the SLAVE disk without Easy Boot Mgr option. At this time, > I can only boot from FBSD when both of these 2 disks is connected to the > machine, can't switch to boot from Win95. ok, on your master disk you have freebsd with the Booteasy installed. Now, with both drives connected to the machine, at boot up, you should get a 'F?' prompt telling you 'F1=FreeBSD' 'F2 DOS' or 'F2 Win95' if you don't get this, you have to install Booteasy on both Disks. Then the prompt would be 'F1=FreeBSD' 'F2 2nd Disk' Then you would press 'F1 for FreeBSD'. If you pressed 'F2' it would display 'F1 1st Disk' and 'F2 Win95'. Is it necessary to install the > Easy Boot Mgr option on my slave disk? Will it work? U know if it ruins > the Win95 data on the SLAVE disk, I have to backup the Win95 data and > system and reinstall the 95 and my data files. I don't think it ruins the information, or it wouldn't be possible. > > > If you install it on both hard disks it would allow you to multi-boot > > different OS's on EACH disk. You probably only want to install it on the > > Master disk, and install a standard MBR on the FBSD disk if it isn;t your > > What is "a standard MBR"? I meant a "Standard FreeBSD Master Boot Record" or the standard boot information that is required to make FreeBSD boot. This is what you use to boot FreeBSD if you only have one disk. I hope this makes things clear.
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