Date: Sun, 1 Sep 1996 10:00:34 +0200 (IST) From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: Gary Leung <garyl@uclink3.berkeley.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot manager Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960901095601.12345A-100000@gatekeeper.barcode.co.il> In-Reply-To: <199609010202.TAA26969@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
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On Sat, 31 Aug 1996, Gary Leung wrote: > i have two hard drives and i am installing freebsd on my second one from my > dos partition from the second hard drive. i choose the boot manager to > install but after the installation when the machine reboots, dos was booted. > i didnt' see the boot manager menu at all. please advice. > > Gary. > .--------. .----. .--------. .---. .---. > ( .--. ) ( ) ( __ ) \ \_/ / > ( ( (___) ( .--. ) ( (__) ) \ / > ( ( _____ ( (__) ) ( __ ) ( ) > ( ( (_ _) ( __ ) ( ) \ \ ( ) > ( `--' ) ( ( ) ) ( ) ( ) ( ) > `.________.' `._.' `._.' `._.' `._.' `._.' > > > > If you don't like me, email me at garyl@uclink3.berkeley.edu > or garyl@ocf.berkeley.edu > gary@mail.nws.orst.edu > gary@bigbang.hip.berkeley.edu > gary@orion.cosc.gov > > > You didn't say what version you're talking about, and I only have experience with 2.1.0 and that configuration. With those reservations, the following holds: FreeBSD modifies the boot record only on disks you asked it to install on. This means that if you install to the second disk, and ask for the boot manager you'll get it on the second disk (which is not too useful). The remedy would be one of two: 1. Install BootEasy from DOS (look in CD's tools directory). 2. When installing FreeBSD, tell it to use both disks, and not create anything on the first one. It will then ask you what to put in each boot sector separately. Note that if your second disk is the master on the secondary controller (wd2), you won't be able to boot properly anyhow, and you'll need to rebuild a kernel with the following line in it: config kernel root on wd2 As I said, I only have experience with that on 2.1.0, so it may not hold for you if you're installing 2.1.5. Nadav
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