Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 11:55:24 -0500 From: "Jason Dodson" <HaxCode4u@home.com> To: "Cynic" <cynic@mail.cz> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Win2k then FreeBSD Message-ID: <004e01c11dcf$6bd34c10$a3faf818@ci744227a> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20010805185532.01e99878@mail.cz>
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I plan to install on different disk. See win you install with WinME or Win2k the bootloader automatically catches whatever previous OS you may have on the machine (if you are not upgrading) and assigns it to the bootmanager. I know that FreeBSD does not do this automatically...I am just trying to decide which would be easier to do for now.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynic" <cynic@mail.cz> To: "Jason Dodson" <HaxCode4u@home.com>; <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 11:58 AM Subject: Re: Win2k then FreeBSD > NT should not wipe out your MBR. win9x does it, but not NT AFAIK. > anyway, (not that I have any experience with dualbooting NT and > FreeBSD) the recommended practice is to install windows first, > FreeBSD after that. > It is my understanding that the most common practice is what you > describe (i. e. using the FreeBSD boot manager to switch between > OS's. > do you plan to install each system on a separate disk, or on one > disk (different partitions)? > > At 18:45 8/5/2001, Jason Dodson wrote the following: > -------------------------------------------------------------- > >Ok, about to just wipe off my 4 hard drives and start fresh..... > > > >It is best to install FreeBSD with BootManager on whatever drive on want then to install Win2k? correct? > > > >Just checking....I know that Win2k writes over the MBR but is it possible to install Win2k first then install FreeBSD? and just use the FreeBSD bootmanager for both OS's? > > > >Thanks > > > > > >Jason > > > > > >HaxCode4u@home.com > ------end of quote------ > > > cynic@mail.cz > ------------- > And the eyes of them both were opened and they saw that their files > were world readable and writable, so they chmoded 600 their files. > - Book of Installation chapt 3 sec 7 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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