Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 16:24:42 +0100 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz> To: Brian Jackson <bjackson@conversent.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot Manager / Install Message-ID: <20021216152442.GS56031@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> In-Reply-To: <3DFDEDAF.3070802@conversent.com> References: <3DFDEC00.5070702@conversent.com> <3DFDEDAF.3070802@conversent.com>
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# bjackson@conversent.com / 2002-12-16 10:13:51 -0500:
> Brian Jackson wrote:
> > I have a question regarding installation - the handbook alluded to
> > the answer, but I'd like opinions from people who may have done this
> > before :)
>
> It seems like this was addressed in a thread that I missed (see Dual
> Booting FreeBSD 4.7 and Windows XP) - the boot manager didn't seem to
> install on the boot drive when I installed FreeBSD on my second disk -
> are there any special options to make sure this happens? I'll give it
> another go tonight and see if I missed something obvious.
the bootmgr got installed in mbr of the drive you installed FreeBSD
on. if you only have FreeBSD on that disk, you don't need the
bootmgr there.
/stand/sysinstall -> Configure -> Fdisk -> ad0 -> Q -> BootMgr
-> ad1 -> Q -> Standard
this should get you the FreeBSD boot loader in the MBR of the first
(XP) drive, and standard MBR on the second (FBSD) drive.
You don't need Partition Magic or anything like that, because the
FreeBSD bootmgr fits into the MBR; IOW, doesn't need its own
partition.
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