Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 18:21:07 -0500 (EST) From: Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/34391: [PATCH] handbook boot chapter requires touchup Message-ID: <200201282321.g0SNL7j94602@pittgoth.com>
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>Number: 34391
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [PATCH] handbook boot chapter requires touchup
>Confidential: yes
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon Jan 28 15:20:00 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com>
>Release: FreeBSD 4.5 i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD localhost 4.5
>Description:
By request, I have added a bit more information to the boot chapter.
The enclosed patch will add information about doing multi-boot of FreeBSD and the
Linux operating system. Eventually, I will touch this chapter up again to have
information on dualbooting Windows/FreeBSD.
--Tom (Darklogik) Rhodes
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
*** chapter.sgml.old Mon Jan 28 17:32:42 2002
--- chapter.sgml Mon Jan 28 18:16:20 2002
***************
*** 155,160 ****
--- 155,183 ----
disk, <devicename>ad2</devicename> for the first IDE disk on a second
IDE controller, <devicename>da0</devicename> for the first SCSI disk,
and so on.</para>
+
+ <para>If you are a Linux user, however, and prefer that <application>LILO</application>
+ control the boot process, you can edit the <filename>/etc/lilo.conf</filename>
+ file for FreeBSD, or select <option>Leave The Master Boot Record Untouched</option>
+ during the FreeBSD installation process. If you have installed the
+ the FreeBSD boot manager, you can boot back into Linux and modify the
+ <application>LILO</application> configuration file
+ <filename>/etc/lilo.conf</filename> and add the following option:</para>
+ <programlisting>
+ other=/dev/hdXY
+ table=/dev/hdb
+ loader=/boot/chain.b
+ label=FreeBSD
+ </programlisting>
+ <para>which will permit the booting of FreeBSD and Linux via <application>LILO</application>.
+ In our example, we use <replaceable>XY</replaceable> to determine drive number
+ and partition. If you are using a <acronym>SCSI</acronym> drive, you will want
+ to change <replaceable>/dev/hdXY</replaceable> to read something similar to
+ <replaceable>/dev/sdXY</replaceable>, which again uses the <replaceable>XY</replaceable>
+ syntax. The <option>loader=/boot/chain.b</option> can be omitted if you have
+ both operating systems on the same drive. You can now run
+ <command>/sbin/lilo -v</command> to commit your new changes to the system,
+ this should be verified with screen messages.</para>
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