Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 11:50:05 -0800 From: "UC Telecom + Transbay.Net" <ecsd@transbay.net> To: Andreas Ntaflos <ntaflos.andreas@gmx.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dual-boot problems: ad0=freebsd, ad2=windows but booteasy only boots freebsd when F5 is pressed Message-ID: <3A0073ED.17DA0703@transbay.net> References: <39FF14BA.B8D057E0@transbay.net> <3A002959.8202AED@gmx.net>
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Windows should only update the MBR on the disk it runs on. I know I can put Windows first, but that leaves dualbootability subject to being clobbered by the user any time some errant program wipes out the MBR when Windows is on disk 0. I can't imagine FreeBSD can't be disk 0, Windows disk 2 and the system should dula boot, so I'll wait for someone to address that scenario, even if I have to send the client home with the undesirable arrangement in the meantime. Thanks. -ecsd@transbay.net Andreas Ntaflos wrote: > > i had that problem too. > if i recall correctly, i kinda solved it by leaving the windows-disk on the primary > master channel, and having the MBR on that disk. > > i dont know an other way to solve this, and when reinstalling windows, it overwrites > the MBR anyway with its own entries, no matter which disk it is, AFAIK. > ... > dont know if this helps, anyway To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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