Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 09:29:31 -0500 From: gkaplan <gkaplan@castle.net> To: Abercromby James SSgt 31CS/SCBBMA <James.Abercromby@aviano.af.mil> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "'freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org'" <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Dual Booting Win98 and FreeBSD 2 sep. HDs-Continued Message-ID: <38A179CB.74DC7453@castle.net> References: <78944D1EBF2BD3119DBF0008C75DEDFF0301A6@avo-exch-l3.aviano.af.mil>
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With regard to serial isp connection I have similar questions. With regard to the boot process I have successfully gone through a process very similar to that which you describe ; and the system is functioning . I don't remember the exact details but; ... 1. To began with w95b and BootManager was installed 1.a w95 by default leaves the first track of a partition open, that is not apart of the file system. 2. then installed fbsd3.3 from cd . 2.a you are asked what file system you want to create. There I selected ufs compatible fs which also leave a one track offset in the slice you select to install into. This one trace offset allows for space that will be used by booteasy. 3. There is an option to install booteasy during the sysistall process. There is also a msdos program I believe it is in cd#1/tools/ that can be used to install booteasy. 4. It may be that you have to consider the disk geometry. 5. You should compare my notes against the handbook and faqs for fbsd ; also check the tutorial that you can find of the net beginning with http://www.freebsd.org where you will find better information then I have been able to provide. Abercromby James SSgt 31CS/SCBBMA wrote: > I am not sure that everyone understood my original post but what my actual > question is > that I want to use Booteasy/BootMGR to boot between Win98/FreeBSD > > With the following listed harddrive configuration. > > -Win98 will be on a Samsung 1.2Gig drive as the primary slave. > > -FreeBSD 3.4 will be on a MaXtor 17.8gig drive as primary master. > > Is this functionality possible? > > Please see/read the original email text below also:o} > > > Hi all, > > > > I am killing myself here trying to set up a dual booting box > > w/FreeBSD and Win98. > > > > -Win98 will be on a Samsung 1.2Gig drive as the primary slave. > > > > -FreeBSD 3.4 will be on a MaXtor 17.8gig drive as primary > > master. > > > > Last night, > > > > I did 3 different semi successful installs of FreeBSD 3.4 and I > > think I > > pretty much understand the fdisk (slices concept), and the disk labeler. > > > > I get to the part after FDISK and it talks about dual booting other > > OSes and using Bootmgr etc. etc. but then it also says that I will > > prompted > > or will have the chance to setup dual booting later on in the install. > > > > I never ever saw this, what am I missing. > > > > I read and read and read the Complete FreeBSD about dual booting, > > but > > it's main focus is on the 2 OS's residing on the same drive. I don't want > > this. > > > > - Tried and tried to find more info about BootEasy and the boot manager > > but really couldn't find what I was looking for. > > > > BTW.... > > When I installed Netscape it crashed and burned. > > - Anyone else have this happen during a FreeBSD 3.4 install. > > > > Also, > > During the install when I go to configure my PPP0 interface > > intactively its asks for host name domain -is this hostname foobar domain > > localdomain? > > ip address-I get a dynamically assigned one? huh? > > > > Can anyone give me the down in dirty on setting up ppp dial up to my ISP? > > > > Any comments, clues, insights, and suggestions would be greatly > > appreciated. > > > > > > 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-questions" in the body of the message
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