Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 09:15:01 +0100 From: Clem.Dye@wdr.com To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: INFO: Windows 2000 bootloader & FreeBSD 3.1. Message-ID: <H000008201bb8ed9@MHS>
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I dunno if this of interest, but it seems that the Windows 2000 boot loader is quite at home booting FreeBSD 3.1. On my test system at home I now have a quad-boot setup comprising: Windows 2000 beta3 workstation build 2031 Windows NT 4.0 SP4 workstation FreeBSD 3.1 MS-DOS 6.2 The Windows 2000 (W2K) install/upgrade leaves any existing settings in NT4's boot.ini file intact, adding boot instructions for W2K. I have my FreeBSD 3.1 o/s installed on the second partition on the first drive in my system, MS-DOS is on the first. NT4/W2K live on the second drive. I DD'ed the FreeBSD bootblock as per the handbook so that I could use the NT4 bootloader to boot NT/FreeBSD when I installed FreeBSD. W2K was added after I got NT4/FreeBSD dual-boot working. This may have a bearing for pure W2K/FreeBSD dual-boot systems. Whether or not the W2K bootloader will change between now and the final release of W2K I obviously can't say, but I can't see any reason why it should. The implication (so far) is that ultimately a W2K/FreeBSD dual-boot system using the W2K bootloader seems viable, as is the case now with NT4. It's worth noting that the W2K installation process viewed my FreeBSD partition as either unknown or corrupt. Care is clearly the order of the day here during the installation. In the meantime, I hope that the above is of interest. Regards Clem PS: Please disregard the disclaimer text that appears at the foot of this message - my employer insists on adding it to all 'Net bound messages. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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