Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:49:15 -0400 From: "Jason W\. Morgan" <jwm-freebsd-questions@sentinelchicken.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD, Ubuntu and Win XP on one system Message-ID: <20080811164915.GA3127@sentinelchicken.net> In-Reply-To: <35F6662A46BD4D189F961D48D051FDDC@jarasoft.net> References: <35F6662A46BD4D189F961D48D051FDDC@jarasoft.net>
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On 2008.08.11 18:05:10, Jack Raats wrote: > I would like to put FreeBSD, Ubuntu and WInXP on one system using a boot manager. > > Which version do I have to put first on the harddisk, which second and which last? > > I also want to know which bootmanager to use? > > > Thanks for your time > > Greeting > Jack Hello Jack, I had this same setup for quite some time. You will want to start with XP, since it seems to require being the first slice on the disk. Just make sure you don't let the XP install use the whole disk. You can then choose either FreeBSD or Ubuntu to be the second slice, it's really a matter of preference. Personally, I installed FreeBSD second, then added Ubuntu to the end as an afterthought. Note: when using this install sequence, Ubuntu will install GRUB as a boot loader, which will recognize XP just fine, but will ignore FreeBSD (at least it did pre-Hardy Heron). You will have to edit the GRUB config manually to make your FreeBSD install available in the GRUB menu. It's not difficult, but it does add an extra step. Also, be sure to keep a backup of your modified GRUB config---it seems that each time Ubuntu decides it needs to perform a significant update, it replaces the GRUB config with the default, making FreeBSD once again inaccessible. There is probably a way to prevent this, but I never got around to investigating it. HTH, ~Jason
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