Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 20:34:56 -0400 From: Fuzzy Zabriskie <qwillpen@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: 7.2 Sysinstall choices -- existing multi-boot (based on Win7 RC's boot mgr) system Message-ID: <BAY115-W356F19D33138FF8276C55ADBD10@phx.gbl>
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Currently=2C I have Win/XP in slice 1=2C no slice 2=2C Win 7 RC in slice 3 = and Acronis' hidden part in slice 4. I have unallocated space after slice 1 (about 45gb) I wanted to use for Fre= eBSD.=20 =20 I told sysinstall to create a slice (in the unallocated space)=2C then crea= te FreeBSD partitions in it for /=2C paging=2C /usr=2C /var=2C /tmp & /home. I'm not sure what I'm supp= osed to tell it about boot managers though? Right now the MBR points to Acronis' recovery slice=2C which boots = to Win 7's boot manager=2C it=20 defaults to Win/XP. When I said do nothing sysinstall marked the new slice = bootable=2C and FreeBSD does=20 boot to a text menu with Beastie on it. But=2C that doesn't give access to = the OS's in slice 1 and 3? =20 if I tell it to use the default boot manager=2C (booteasy?)=2C will it offe= r at least access to what's=20 currently in the master boot record & slice 2 (FreeBSD)? Or do I need a way= to tell Win7's boot=20 manager about FreeBSD in slice 2? =20 =20 =20 Thanks =20 =
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