Date: 28 Apr 2003 10:31:47 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com> To: stan <stanb@awod.com> Cc: Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Dual Boot FreeBSD and Linux Message-ID: <44r87mlmlo.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20030428000300.GA11646@teddy.fas.com> References: <20030428000300.GA11646@teddy.fas.com>
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stan <stanb@awod.com> writes: > I've got a new laptop that I want to dual boot FreeBSD, and Debian Linux > on. > > I installed FreeBSD specifying the boot loader, and then rebooted the > machine. I then installed Debian, specifying to leave the MBR alone, and > install LILO in /target on the linux filesystem partition. > > However now when I reboot, I get a choice for Linux, but pressing that key > (happens to be F3) just beeps. I looked in the handbook, and all I could > find about this was how to make LILO do this. I've run multi boot machines > in the past using the FreeBSD bootloader, but it's been a while, and I > forget the details of making it work. > > Would I be better off using LILO or the FreeBSD bootloader (or Grub)? > > How can I make the FreeBSD bootloader work for this? I'm assuming you can boot FreeBSD okay. Make sure that Linux boots from a primary partition. If it is, then my guess is that the problem is with the LILO installation on that partition; *that* is what the FreeBSD bootloader is trying to boot.
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