Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 11:17:37 +0200 From: Jan Pechanec <pechy@hp735.cvut.cz> To: Robert Kuan <sysx@worldnet.att.net> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, rkwan <rkwan@visa.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD install questions Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.4.05.9909061111460.16289-100000@akat.civ.cvut.cz> In-Reply-To: <LOBBLBFBNBDIPAEPDGJJEEAICAAA.sysx@worldnet.att.net>
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On Sun, 5 Sep 1999, Robert Kuan wrote: >Hi, > >I have a few questions on FreeBSD installation; I hope you would help me t= o >answer them. > >1.=09How to change the labels and modify the FreeBSD Booteasy. I.e., > >From: F1 ?? > F2 DOS > F3 DOS > F4 FreeBSD > F5 Disk1 > > to F1 WinNT 4.0 > F2 (delete, not in used =96 empty partition) > F3 Win98 > F4 FreeBSD 3.2 > F5 Solaris 2.7 =09You can't. I wrote my own boot manager a I studied BootEasy as a existing and working example. Ordering of systems depends on ordering of partitions (ie. slices). BE has its own table for OS strings.=20 =09If you don't want to hack the manager's code, you can just rewrite with some editor 1st sector (MBR) to eg. this: =09F1 -- =09F2 Win =09F3 Win =09F4 FBSD3.2 =09F5 xxxxx =09Ie. you have to follow string lengths. If you want to change strings, use another manager. I can't recall its name, but there is another one mentioned and shipped with FreeBSD, it enables custom strings (OS-BS ?). =09Jan. > >2.=09How to install the Solaris Boot Record so I can use Booteasy to boot >from, >Right now, when I push F5 from Booteasy, it gives error message: Boot Reco= rd >not found. > >3.=09How to set up my computer to make a dial in to my ISP. Please provide= me >the steps or example to do the setup. > My ISP is worldnet.att.net using: > User ID/account no. is 740136022@worldnet.att.net > Password is abcdefghijk12 > Phone for ISP is (415) 276-0107 > Pop3 =96 in coming mail is postoffice.worldnet.att.net > Pop3 =96 out going mail is mailhost.wordnet.att.net > Mail account ID is SysX > Email password is 122345678mm > Email address is sysx@worldnet.att.net > My modem is in COM2 > >I have tried several combonations of setup but it doesn=92t work, I would = like >to FTP the FreeBSD update from my computer. > >Thank you very much for your kind reply. > >Sincerely, >Robert Kuan >Sysx@worldnet.att.net >rkwan@visa.com > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > --=20 Jan PECHANEC (mailto:pechy@hp735.cvut.cz) Computing Center CTU (Zikova 4, Praha 6, 166 35, Czech Republic) http://www.civ.cvut.cz, tel: +420 2 2435 2969, http://pechy.civ.cvut.cz To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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