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Date:      Sat, 04 Nov 2006 13:55:39 -0600
From:      Chris <racerx@makeworld.com>
To:        Peo Nilsson <per-olof.nilsson@comhem.se>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Installing FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <454CF03B.3030005@makeworld.com>
In-Reply-To: <1162668828.8001.19.camel@zeus.se>
References:  <1162668828.8001.19.camel@zeus.se>

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Peo Nilsson wrote:
> Hi list.
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> I=C2=B4m running Suse linux 10.0 on my i386.
> A couple of years ago I used FreeBSD 5.2
> on another computer.
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> Now I want to dual boot Suse 10.0 and FreeBSD 6.1 Release
> using linux grub.
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> I just can=C2=B4t get FreeBSD to boot...
> I have been trying everything I can think of.
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> 1) installing FreeBSD as stand alone with/without bootloader.
> =3D> Problems with diskgeometry.
>    Have tried everything I can think of.
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> 2) Installing Ms Dos 6.1 as the first OS and FreeBSD as the second OS.
> =3D> MS Dos boot fine.
> =3D> FreeBSD didn=C2=B4t boot, just dumped the registers (I think it is=
 them).
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> 3) Installing Suse 10.0 as the first and FreeBSD as the second OS.
> =3D> Suse boots fine.
> =3D> FreeBSD doesn=C2=B4t boot, just dumps the registers (I think it is=
 them).
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> Right now I have Suse 10.0 and FreeBSD 6.1 Release installed on my
> (single) harddrive wich is an Western Digital at 80G.
> From my BIOS I can=C2=B4t read how it recognizes the disk geometry.
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> This is my /boot/grub/menu.lst:
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> # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Sat Nov  4 02:09:30 CET 2006
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> color white/blue black/light-gray
> default 0
> timeout 8
> gfxmenu (hd0,1)/boot/message
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> ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux##=
#
> title SUSE LINUX 10.0
>     root (hd0,1)
>     kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=3D/dev/hda2 vga=3D0x31a selinux=3D0
> resume=3D/dev/hda1  splash=3Dsilent showopts
>     initrd /boot/initrd
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> ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name:
> floppy###
> title Floppy
>     chainloader (fd0)+1
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> ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name:
> failsafe###
> title Failsafe -- SUSE LINUX 10.0
>     root (hd0,1)
>     kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=3D/dev/hda2 vga=3Dnormal showopts ide=3Dn=
odma
> apm=3Doff acpi=3Doff noresume selinux=3D0 nosmp noapic maxcpus=3D0 edd=3D=
off 3
>     initrd /boot/initrd
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> # Edited by Peo 061104
> title FreeBSD 6.1 Release
>     root (hd0,2,a)
>     kernel /boot/loader
> # End /boot/grub/menu.lst
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> Can anyone give me a hint?
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The easy answer? Install GAG http://gag.sourceforge.net/

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Best regards,
Chris

Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.




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