From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Jan 24 16:17:12 2005
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6888B16A4CE
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:17:12 +0000 (GMT)
Received: from rproxy.gmail.com (rproxy.gmail.com [64.233.170.193])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C423943D31
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:17:11 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from ippiraman@gmail.com)
Received: by rproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id c16so380457rne
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:17:11 -0800 (PST)
DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws;
	s=beta; d=gmail.com;
	h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references;
	b=A6yBtTQnfG+uugi7MgXZ8N8VgHVTFV0AeTsE/vHn7D745vZVKxFz5ksdZoJSsVmib3g1u/KzoofipUGXuE+YmhRaVHdf3dPHffsH28sR02B7jw9NTOYfcY+zDfwiy08yJOfhYduhpzRmsWLqhmeZujoyCgh8cx1qoUjQvo2avEQ=
Received: by 10.38.76.65 with SMTP id y65mr47959rna;
        Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:17:11 -0800 (PST)
Received: by 10.38.102.32 with HTTP; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:17:11 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <ee2dc79c0501240817505d87cd@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:17:11 -0800
From: Irvin Piraman <ippiraman@gmail.com>
To: gabriel <normal1.lists@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <efb858205012408122d29c8fd@mail.gmail.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
References: <efb858205012401271309a890@mail.gmail.com>
	 <ee2dc79c05012402212f49da0@mail.gmail.com>
	 <efb858205012408122d29c8fd@mail.gmail.com>
cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: Dual booting w/ two disks
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
Reply-To: Irvin Piraman <ippiraman@gmail.com>
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:17:12 -0000

You don't have to install GAG in place of grub. Just test the Windows
MBR if you haven't trashed it... yet.




On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:12:52 -0800, gabriel <normal1.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd rather get grub working, I don't think installing another boot
> loader is gonna solve anything. Plus I like grub :P
> 
> 
> On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 02:21:07 -0800, Irvin Piraman <ippiraman@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Get GAG (gag.sourceforge.net) and try booting to Windows...
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 01:27:45 -0800, gabriel <normal1.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I'm trying to dual boot FreeBSD and Windows XP with two different
> > > disks, I have manged to get FreeBSD running and installed the boot
> > > manager and grub on it.
> > >
> > > When I boot into windows, I get some sort of boot loader error and it halts.
> > >
> > > Here's my menu.lst:
> > > color black/cyan yellow/cyan
> > > default 0
> > > fallback 1
> > >
> > > # For booting FreeBSD
> > >
> > > title FreeBSD - Unix
> > > root (hd0,a)
> > > kernel /boot/loader
> > >
> > > # For booting Windows NT or Windows95
> > >
> > > title Windows XP Menu
> > >
> > > map (hd0) (hd1)
> > > map (hd1) (hd0)
> > > rootnoverify (hd0,1)
> > > chainloader +1
> > > makeactive
> > >
> > > Any help would be greatly appreciated, at this point this is my last
> > > project involving my pcs for a while and I'd like to " get 'er done"
> > > :)
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > > --
> > > gabriel,
> > >
> > > Member of:
> > > FreeBSD-Announce
> > > FreeBSD-Hardware
> > > FreeBSD-Multimedia
> > > FreeBSD-questions
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > 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"
> > >
> >
> 
> 
> --
> gabriel,
> 
> Member of:
> FreeBSD-Announce
> FreeBSD-Hardware
> FreeBSD-Multimedia
> FreeBSD-questions
>