From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 28 16:25:07 2004 Return-Path: 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 4ABEE16A4CE for ; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:25:07 +0000 (GMT) Received: from cqgigw.cqg.com (cqgigw.cqg.com [208.48.16.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 186BA43D49 for ; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:25:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tomc@cqg.com) Received: from cqgmail.cqg.com (int.cqg.com [96.0.0.2]) iBSGP1Gf009302; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:25:02 -0700 Received: from d3stomc ([192.168.17.154]) by cqgmail.cqg.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id iBSGOvdV015461; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:24:57 -0700 From: "Tom Connolly" To: "'Jud'" , "'FreeBSD_Questions'" Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:24:57 -0700 Message-ID: <000401c4ecf9$c59dee10$9a11a8c0@d3stomc> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.181 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MailScanner: Found to be clean, Found to be clean X-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam (whitelisted), SpamAssassin (score=0, required 3) Subject: RE: Dual boot WinXP and FreeBSD 5.3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:25:07 -0000 Jud wrote: > On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:44:28 -0700, Tom Connolly wrote: >=20 >> Hello list. I wish to put FreeBSD 5.3 on a new hard drive and have >> it dual boot with the existing Windows XP system (separate HD). Can >> I just simply go through the FreeBSD install and have it install the >> FreeBSD boot manager/loader on the XP drive? I can't risk doing any >> damage to the XP system as it has a thermal analyzer program on it >> that won't run on FreeBSD (otherwise I would have no use for XP at >> all). I would like to know if there are any "gotchas" or anything >> that could be a problem. I would really like to hear comments from >> anyone who has set up such a system. >=20 > You can use the FreeBSD bootloader to boot both OSs (I believe you > must install it on both drives). Another nice (and easy) free > bootloader/manager that I use to boot Win2K, FreeBSD, DragonFly and > the occasional Linux is GAG - . >=20 > This thermal analyzer program has no counterpart/substitute in > FreeBSD?=20 I have not been able to find one but I would love to be proven wrong here. The program is called SIMBA and it works with an AutoCad engine. Any ideas? Thanks for the info Jud. Tom