From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 24 23:18:10 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1BC916A41F for ; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 23:18:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from shchoi@gmail.com) Received: from xproxy.gmail.com (xproxy.gmail.com [66.249.82.194]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A06743D45 for ; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 23:18:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from shchoi@gmail.com) Received: by xproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id i27so5327wxd for ; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:18:09 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=aRKBpRmCU1tLe8/MEXNaXlBlWPZJT9cU/vUfa67vbgBEgzRmaIEN5OqQI/uTKLxEitN5xHZXZLxLZcVc/klBOF01n3xKmZ1tYeySB99fhKIVQE7X+R7qcxHxWfKkaY7E3bVDLdqtme407po5OHQUZjoCLDD7A1wLwQX8tU9DjQE= Received: by 10.70.44.14 with SMTP id r14mr853wxr; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:18:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.70.49.15 with HTTP; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:18:08 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <34b425c5050824161873de9d40@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:18:08 +0100 From: Soo-Hyun Choi To: Bob Johnson In-Reply-To: <54db4399050824145335b18b0c@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <275802A5-8727-4ACB-AFF0-DFBB364D584E@optusnet.com.au> <6A4FA539-341E-48EE-A799-1269FDE02CEC@optusnet.com.au> <54db4399050824145335b18b0c@mail.gmail.com> Cc: Jerahmy Pocott , FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Where to FreeBSD Boot Manager? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 23:18:10 -0000 Oops, this is the very link that I was looking for. Thanks a lot! Soo-Hyun On 8/24/05, Bob Johnson wrote: > On 8/22/05, Jerahmy Pocott wrote: > > > > On 22/08/2005, at 11:22 AM, Garrett Cooper wrote: > > > > > > Yes, XP does have a boot manager, and I suppose I should have > > > listed some available options when I originally replied to the > > > email. Just thought that someone was making a split decision during > > > an install and needed quick help. > [...] > > As to 3s Con, I'm not entirely sure you have to install the > > bootloader.. I think you can install a standard > > bootstrap, then using dd copy it and have the NT loader use it to > > boot the system, removing the two > > layers of boot manager.. > > > > I did this before with NT, but it was a while ago and I don't really > > remember the exact steps you need > > to take, but there is probably something about it you can google.. >=20 > The XP loader is configured just as the NT loader. Instructions for > using it in both single-disk and two-disk dual-boot configurations are > at > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#NT-BOOTLO= ADER >=20 > The instructions require that you install the FreeBSD boot manager if > you are using the NT boot manager for a two-disk boot, but I think > that you can overwrite it with the standard MBR after you have > everything configured. Or perhaps I misunderstand: I've never used > the NT loader to do a 2-disk configuration with FreeBSD. In any case, > for a two disk configuration it is easier to just use the FreeBSD boot > manager and not mess with the NT/XP boot manager. >=20 > > > > Of course using the FreeBSD manager is the much easier and simpler > > option, just some people seem > > to like the NT one better.. >=20 > The NT boot manager is prettier, but for a two-disk system, setting it > up is probably more trouble than it is worth. >=20 > I believe the NT boot manager always defaults to the same system, > while the FreeBSD boot manager defaults to the system most recently > used. That might affect your choice. >=20 > - Bob >