Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:11:09 -0700 From: "Tom Connolly" <tomc@cqg.com> To: "'Haulmark, Chris'" <chris@sigd.net>, "'ice'" <icefragment@gmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: freebsd on 2nd drive? Message-ID: <002801c4edfb$aeb6db50$9a11a8c0@d3stomc> In-Reply-To: <6FC9F9894A9F8C49A722CF9F2132FC2202C7C7DD@ms05.mailstreet2003.net>
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Haulmark, Chris wrote: > Someone broke the silence: >=20 >> 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? >>=20 >> ice >=20 > I just use the BIOS to change back and forth with the hard drives.=20 > Just have to go into the habit of switching back to the first hard > drive after a shutdown or reboot for your family. =20 >=20 > Chris That's the solution I finally decided on as well. Now I have zero problems. Tom
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