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Date:      Fri, 21 Jul 2000 21:06:13 -0700 (PDT)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@pike.osd.bsdi.com>
To:        legg@iastate.edu
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: boot managers
Message-ID:  <200007220406.VAA87412@pike.osd.bsdi.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.95.1000721214643.9875A-100000@isua5.iastate.edu> from "legg@iastate.edu" at "Jul 21, 2000 09:55:50 pm"

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legg@iastate.edu wrote:
> Thanks for the help on my last question.  Now for the next.
> 
> I have two hard disks on my machine.  Windows is on my primary master disk
> while FreeBSD is on primary slave.  On default, it boots Windows.  I am
> needing a boot manager to aid me in booting off the second hard disk.
> Where can I find a reliable boot manager to switch the booting of my hard
> disks?

The FreeBSD boot manager will let you do this.  Use boot0cfg(8) at the
command line to install it onto your first hard drive (ad0), or you can
use sysinstall to do it if you wish.
 
> Timothy D Legg
> legg@iastate.edu

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