Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 11:17:59 +0000 From: Daniel Bye <dan@slightlystrange.org> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Changing the FreeBSD boot loader options Message-ID: <20030203111758.GA81023@catflap.home.slightlystrange.org> In-Reply-To: <20030203103023.GX9710@anand.org> References: <20030203103023.GX9710@anand.org>
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On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 11:30:23AM +0100, Anand Buddhdev wrote: > I have installed FreeBSD 4.7 on my desktop, which already had windows > 2000 on it in a partition. I also have a second IDE disk in the computer. > > Upon boot, I get the following menu: > > F1 FreeBSD (default) > F2 DOS > F5 Disk 1 > > How do I rename the label for F2 from DOS to Windows, and how do I > eliminate F5, since it is not needed? I read the manpage for boot0cfg, > but I couldn't figure out how to do it. Or do I need another boot manager > like grub? Your best bet is to use grub, yes. You cannot alter the labels displayed by the FreeBSD bootloader (short of altering the source...) -- Daniel Bye PGP Key: ftp://ftp.slightlystrange.org/pgpkey/dan.asc PGP Key fingerprint: 3D73 AF47 D448 C5CA 88B4 0DCF 849C 1C33 3C48 2CDC _ ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) - against HTML, vCards and X - proprietary attachments in e-mail / \ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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