Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 18:22:13 +0200 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@apropo.ro> To: duanewinner@att.net Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: dual-booting with xp Message-ID: <20040115182213.4d468c34@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> In-Reply-To: <1074183302.3798.3.camel@closetotheedge> References: <1074183302.3798.3.camel@closetotheedge>
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On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 11:15:02 -0500 Duane Winner <duanewinner@att.net> wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to install FreeBSD 4.9 on a machine that already has XP > installed. It has 3 SCSI drives. I would like to keep XP on the first > drive, and install FreeBSD on the third drive and make it dual-boot. > What's the easiest way? You're way. > When I installed, I made a slice on the 3rd disk (using entire disk) and > created my partitions there. I also selected the FreeBSD bootmanager, > but it doesn't seem to write to the first disk, so now when I reboot, I > don't get a bootmanager menu at all, but go right into XP every time. Write it to the first disk also: # sysinstall -> Configure -> Fdisk -> select the first disk -> (q) fdisk without touching anything -> BootMng [Enter] -> exit sysinstall or see the FAQ; you could boot it with XP loader to. -- IOnut Unregistered ;) FreeBSD user
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