Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:21:08 +0100 (CET) From: Andreas Davour <ante@Update.UU.SE> To: ice <icefragment@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd on 2nd drive? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0412291920001.3881@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE> In-Reply-To: <842a160c0412290925a3582ae@mail.gmail.com> References: <842a160c0412290925a3582ae@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 29 Dec 2004, ice wrote: > I know this has been asked already, but it's a slightly different > problem. Let me explain my situation first: I'm 14 years old without > my own PC. I can't let the FreeBSD bootloader install on the first > drive (Windows XP), because my family is kinda...how should I put > it...n00bish. They would completely freak out at the sight of turning > on the computer and not seeing the XP startup screen. > I'm planning on installing FreeBSD 5.2.1 on the second hard drive in > this computer. I've read over the installation guide and don't see > anything useful about the bootloader being on the non-first drive. My > question is: can I install the FreeBSD bootloader on the second hard > drive and use something like GAG on a floppy to boot it? It works like a dream, just go ahead. I did like that when installing my system, and before I decided to run GAG from HD. /Andreas -- A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
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