Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:46:12 +0000 From: Martin Tournoy <carpetsmoker@gmail.com> To: martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DualBoot Message-ID: <4dd4cddf0512060646y9985c46n@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <dmv26s$8aj$1@sea.gmane.org> References: <000601c5f3d4$61e01960$6507050a@bigkahunah> <dmv26s$8aj$1@sea.gmane.org>
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Dual-boot is always a bit of a risk to install, backup your important data first... I have good experiences with the GAG bootmanager, which can be installed as a port sysutils/gag, and the website is http://gag.sourceforge.net/ You can just create a boot floppy, and either save the config on the floppy or the MBR, it simple and easy, unlike lilo or grub On 04/12/05, martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk> wrote: > Mr. Albritton wrote: > > How viable is it to install FreeBSD along side WinXP? (Dual Boot) Als= o, can the BSD MBR be removed once it's installed? I've tried FIXMBR with = the WinXP CD and it didn't work.... <sigh> Any suggestions? > > --- > > Mike Albritton > > albritton77@earthlink.net > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd= .org" > > > > you don't have to install fbsd's mbr at all. you could use win nt/xp > boot manager. but fot that to work you would need to create a boot > sector image to boot fbsd. i've achieved it with software called > bootpart. or you can use grub. > > btw, my winxp stopped working after i tried to install 2nd installation > of fbsd -- i had 5.4 and i installed 6.0. most unfortunately, fdisk > shuffled partitions and my grub stopped working properly. i managed to > fix it by hand (good old norton disk editor) and everything works fine > but winxp -- i got a message saying something like it cannot load hal > file or something. :-(( > > martin > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >
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