From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 8 11:52:32 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B740037B401 for ; Fri, 8 Aug 2003 11:52:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gidgate.gid.co.uk (gid.co.uk [194.32.164.225]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 736FD43FB1 for ; Fri, 8 Aug 2003 11:52:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rb@gid.co.uk) Received: (from rb@localhost) by gidgate.gid.co.uk (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h78IqTY29737; Fri, 8 Aug 2003 19:52:29 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from rb) Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20030808194300.02a70668@gid.co.uk> X-Sender: rbmail@gid.co.uk X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 19:52:27 +0100 To: John Reynolds , current@freebsd.org From: Bob Bishop In-Reply-To: <16178.45598.863932.632053@whale.home-net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: Re: Best Known Methods for dual booting WinXP + -current X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 18:52:33 -0000 Hi, You can boot FreeBSD from the XP boot manager: see http://bsdvault.net/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=88 [This used to be in the FAQ and perhaps should be resurrected there.] At 21:10 7/8/03, John Reynolds wrote: >hello all, > >Having had a positive experience thus far with 5.1-RELEASE and -current beyond >that on one of the new boxes I recently built, it is now time to build up the >dual-boot system (BSD for me, WinXP for the wife ;). I've read different >reports (some from laptop users) about using the WinXP loader to boot FreeBSD >and I've also read reports that people used the standard boot-easy to boot >both >(while even others using GRUB). > >Are there currently any issues with dual-booting 5.1-RELEASE and/or -current >along with Windows XP (probably SP1)? This would be on the same physical >disk. What do you other -current users who are faced with dual booting XP do >for the most part? > >Thanks, > >-Jr > >-- >John & Jennifer Reynolds johnjen at >reynoldsnet.org www.reynoldsnet.org >Sr. Physical Design Engineer - WCCG/CCE PDE jreynold at >sedona.ch.intel.com >Running FreeBSD since 2.1.5-RELEASE. FreeBSD: The Power to >Serve! >"Unix is user friendly, it's just particular about the friends it chooses." >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Bob Bishop +44 (0)118 977 4017 rb@gid.co.uk fax +44 (0)118 989 4254