From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Aug 13 22:26: 6 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from captn.montana.net (captn.montana.net [206.26.86.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4A96A37C023 for ; Sun, 13 Aug 2000 22:25:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wilson@imt.net) Received: from super8 ([199.74.250.106]) by captn.montana.net ; Sun, 13 Aug 2000 23:25:53 -0600 From: "Wilsons" To: Subject: Strip BSD bootsector to DOS file Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 23:28:20 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c005b0$75d721b0$0201a8c0@super8> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C0057E.2B3E3850" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C0057E.2B3E3850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello, I just purchased and installed FreeBSD 4.0 on my system. I have two SCSI drives and have Windows 2000 Pro, Windows 95, and RedHat 6.2 installed on the first SCSI disk. I installed FreeBSD on the second SCSI disk on a 4 Gb slice. I use the Windows 2000 Pro bootloader to select which OS I will run. I wanted to see how FreeBSD works and how stable it is. None of the OS's can read the FreeBSD slice and partitions. I am unable to figure out how to build a floppy that would boot the installed FreeBSD OS. I have read how to build installation floppies but have found no information on a boot floppy. I used a Linux boot floppy with RedHat to strip off the bootsector to a file that the NT bootloader understands. There must be a way to get the bootsector without using BootEasy. I installed FreeBSD using a STANDARD boot configuration so the FreeBSD bootloader wouldn't overwrite the NT bootloader. Please let me know the procedure to build a boot floppy for FreeBSD. I could then boot into the installed OS and use the DD command to write the bootsector to a file which I could then store on a DOS floppy to transfer to the NT boot partition. Also please let me know if there is a another procedure to get at the bootsector to build a file that the NT bootloader can understand. Thanks for your response Dan Wilson wilson@imt.net ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C0057E.2B3E3850 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello,
 
I just = purchased and=20 installed FreeBSD 4.0 on my system.  I have two SCSI drives and = have=20 Windows 2000 Pro, Windows 95, and RedHat 6.2 installed on the first SCSI = disk.  I installed FreeBSD on the second SCSI disk on a 4 Gb = slice.  I=20 use the Windows 2000 Pro bootloader to select which OS I will run.  = I=20 wanted to see how FreeBSD works and how stable it = is.
 
None = of the OS's can=20 read the FreeBSD slice and partitions.  I am unable to figure out = how to=20 build a floppy that would boot the installed FreeBSD OS.  I have = read how=20 to build installation floppies but have found no information on a boot=20 floppy.  I used a Linux boot floppy with RedHat to strip off = the=20 bootsector to a file that the NT bootloader = understands.
 
There = must be a way=20 to get the bootsector without using BootEasy.  I installed FreeBSD = using=20 a STANDARD boot configuration so the FreeBSD bootloader wouldn't = overwrite=20 the NT bootloader.
 
Please = let me know=20 the procedure to build a boot floppy for FreeBSD.  I could then = boot into=20 the installed OS and use the DD command to write the bootsector to a = file which=20 I could then store on a DOS floppy to transfer to the NT boot = partition. =20 Also please let me know if there is a another procedure to get at the = bootsector=20 to build a file that the NT bootloader can = understand.
 
Thanks = for your=20 response
Dan=20 Wilson
wilson@imt.net
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