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Date:      Thu, 25 Nov 1999 21:41:43 +0000
From:      Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org>
To:        Lorenzo Conti <conti@wind.ing.unipi.it>
Cc:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: NT and FreeBSD: nt loader problem
Message-ID:  <19991125214143.B1342@marder-1>
In-Reply-To: <99112522082900.02024@skydancer.unv.it>
References:  <19991125183837.A316@marder-1> <99112522082900.02024@skydancer.unv.it>

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On Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 10:03:43PM +0100, Lorenzo Conti wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Nov 1999, Mark Ovens wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 05:42:51PM +0100, Lorenzo Conti wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 	I'm trying to use nt loader to boot both NT and FreeBSD.
> > > This is my configuration:
> > > 1) Primary master IDE disk: all FreeBSD 3.2 RELEASE.
> > > 2) SCSI disk ID0 : boot disk with NT4.
> > > 3) Others SCSI disk not bootable.
> > > 
> > > So I'd like to boot from SCSI and use NT loader.
> > > Actually both 1) and 2) are active because of testing.
> > > 
> > 
> > Not sure that you can do that. Doesn't the brain-dead PC BIOS insist
> > on booting from the IDE drive in a mixed IDE/SCSI environment?
> 
> Well, sorry, I don't know if I catched your questions, but I forgot
> to say I can boot from SCSI and run NT loader.

Ah right. In that case you should be able to add FreeBSD to the NT
menu.

> I think my problem is after: I can't go on FreeBSD from NT loader
> with the configuration above.
> 
> 	cheers
> 	lorenzo
> 
> > > I tried the solution reported on the new FAQs (those related
> > > also to version 3.x) using boot0 because of different disks, but
> > > for some reason I don't know nothing goes and after rebooting,
> > > instead of NT loader I saw FreeBSD boot loader!

I added that bit to the FAQ, based on information in a thread here on
-questions, "Booting FreeBSD with Win NT" ~16 June 1999. I use boot1
for the NT loader as my NT and FreeBSD are on the same disk, so boot0
*should* work for you. Might be worth trying boot1 instead. If that
doesn't work then I can't think of anything else. It's probably to do
with having both IDE and SCSI disks. Hopefully someone with a similar
setup will jump in and help.

Sorry I can't be any more help.


> > > Then I tried to use "bootpart" application: when I select
> > > FreeBSD entry from NT loader, NT starts instead of FreeBSD !
> > > 
> > > Well, does anyone has a similar problem or configuration ?
> > > 
> > > Private mail appreciated.
> > > 
> > > thanks in advance
> > > 	
> > > 	cheers,
> > > 	lorenzo  
> > > 
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