Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 07:22:58 -0700 From: chip <chip@wiegand.org> To: Stefan KORONKA <KoronkaS@interscope.ro> Cc: freebsd-newbies@frEEbSd.oRg, 'Some Person' <ntvsunix@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Win98, Win2k and FreeBSD - Tripple Boot...? Message-ID: <39479542.468F8798@wiegand.org> References: <D08F9E2FE307D411857300104B34F1A202D835@URANUS>
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I had been triple booting win98, linux, FBSD using the boot manager
OBSB,
it's in the ports. Now I just boot FBSD and on very rare ocassion
winblows, linux
is gone. OBSB will find all the boot partitions and give you a chance to
name then
whatever you want for a boot menu.
Chip
www.wiegand.org
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Stefan KORONKA wrote:
> > What's the order, and/or process to tripple boot Win98, Win2k
> > and FreeBSD? I
> > need 98 (peice of *#@$@#% @#%@#) for games, Win2k to try out,
> > and FreeBSD
> > for all my other server services.
> >
> > I just don't know how to get them all in the boot manager, or
> > what order I
> > would need to do them in, as well as what boot manager I
> > should use, and
> > when to apply it.
>
> Well, i use a triple boot (w98-for testing, w2k-for work and
> fbsd-for really fun). I don't use the fbsd boot manager (since
> before it, i had linux). First, I've installed '98, than w2k.
> So, the dual boot 98-2k is solved by the ntloader. After this,
> I've installed boot magic and it works just fine. Every time I add
> or remove an OS (linux or bsd), it detect changes. So, the boot
> magic have 2 options: "Win2k/98" that start ntldr, and "FreeBsd"
> that start bsd.
>
> A, btw, just a trick: i have a 20mb FAT partition ("c:"), on which
> the boot magic is installed. So, if i just decide that i dont'
> need the '98 or 2k partitions, i can remove them.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Stefan
>
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