From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 3 06:48:34 2006 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 EEFF816A570 for ; Mon, 3 Apr 2006 06:48:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ajr9@po.cwru.edu) Received: from beta.eecs.cwru.edu (beta.EECS.CWRU.Edu [129.22.150.110]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5ABE243D45 for ; Mon, 3 Apr 2006 06:48:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ajr9@po.cwru.edu) Received: from [10.0.0.6] ([::ffff:72.25.105.188]) (AUTH: PLAIN reitz, TLS: TLSv1/SSLv3,128bits,RC4-SHA) by beta.eecs.cwru.edu with esmtp; Mon, 03 Apr 2006 02:48:33 -0400 id 000ABE8E.4430C541.00007387 In-Reply-To: <20060403061602.5zaxoo38srcccc0w@www.be-known-online.com> References: <20060403023342.ioc7cb6koeww8o4s@www.be-known-online.com> <20060403051351.GA78922@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <20060403061602.5zaxoo38srcccc0w@www.be-known-online.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <5172795C-44D3-4B34-BAD0-D717FFD66AF4@po.cwru.edu> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Andrew Reitz Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 23:48:30 -0700 To: valentin_nils@be-known-online.com X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.3) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Filesystem layout with sperated /boot partition 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: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 06:48:35 -0000 On Apr 2, 2006, at 11:16 PM, valentin_nils@be-known-online.com wrote: > Hi Eric, > > Thanks for the reply. I have now a better understanding whats > possible with > FreeBSD. One question (last one) which I could not find an answer > to in the > online manual is : > > How would you do a Dual or multi OS boot machine f.e. with Windows > on the first > disk, first slice, first partition and FreeBSD on another partition ? > > Would I need a boot floppy or perhaps its not possible at all ? Hi Valentin, Dual booting FreeBSD along with other Operating Systems is definitely possible. And you're right, I couldn't find any reference to how this can be done in the Handbook either. :) Basically, it is my understanding that you will want to add a dedicated FreeBSD partition to your disk, and configure the slices within that partition as you have learned previously. In terms of how to boot, while you can use a floppy, there are many boot managers, that once configured, are more convenient to use than floppies. I did a quick google, and found a guide that seems to cover this topic in some depth: http://www.faqs.org/docs/win_bsd/index.htm Good luck, -Andy Reitz.