From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 31 04:09:17 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08B4C106564A for ; Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:09:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx01.qsc.de (mx01.qsc.de [213.148.129.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BED708FC14 for ; Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:09:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from r55.edvax.de (port-92-195-37-207.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.37.207]) by mx01.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E55B3D719; Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:09:15 +0100 (CET) Received: from r55.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r55.edvax.de (8.14.2/8.14.2) with SMTP id oBV49EU6005868; Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:09:14 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:09:13 +0100 From: Polytropon To: xinyou yan Message-Id: <20101231050913.425d0c23.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: References: Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.7 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: load windows X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Polytropon List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:09:17 -0000 On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:39:45 +0800, xinyou yan wrote: > Help: I installed 8.2 today , > I think I have forgot installed boot loader manager . > When I was finished and reboot . The system just has bsd loader > > I can use F2 load windows previous > Any one who know how to load linux also help . (I have a linux in system > the loader was installed on its /boot not mbr > ) > > So how can i do now! According to your description, you want to boot into one out of three systems (FreeBSD, a Linux, a "Windows"). In this case, you should be able to run the Linux distribution you have from a live file system CD or DVD and restore its boot manager, LILO or GRUB. This boot manager should then deal with the OS selection for boot. Of course, you can also "restart" the FreeBSD installation and choose its boot manager to be installed. I think you should be able to do this through the running FreeBSD system, maybe using the sysinstall program. The FreeBSD boot manager would then show the operating systems' names in its choice list. As I am not a "multi-booter", I'm not fully sure if this will work as intended. Usually I do just install FreeBSD's loader as there is nothing else to load. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...