Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 23:30:14 -0700 From: Martin Alejandro Paredes Sanchez <mapsware@prodigy.net.mx> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mbr loader Message-ID: <201012092330.14702.mapsware@prodigy.net.mx> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTine_fakSYdF496LP0uB7L5XMKWZrYw2RhonV1L7@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTine_fakSYdF496LP0uB7L5XMKWZrYw2RhonV1L7@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wednesday 08 December 2010 22:08:56 xinyou yan wrote: > 1. when i install freebsd . I can write mbr and not write > if i write mbr . freebsd can Identification windows and load it first, you are talking about boot loaders or boot managers; its different from MBR witch means master boot record When you say "FreeBSD can identify windows and load it", you have wrong the concept of FreeBSD can identify, because FreeBSD its not loaded yet, a program called BootEasy its the one identifying windows (an others OS) and display F1: Windows etc.. > > 2 if i do not write . How windows load bsd http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#NT-BOOTLOADER > > 3. Can freebsd load linux (fedora)? and how ? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#BOOTEASY- LOADER Look in ports for boot loaders (manager) http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=boot+loader&stype=text&sektion=all http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=boot+manager&stype=text&sektion=all Its a good idea to read Chapter 9 (Disks, File Systems, and Boot Loaders) of FAQ http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html HTH
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