Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:51:52 -0500 (EST) From: "Questions" <questions@totaldiver.net> To: "RW" <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual boot problems (RESOLVED) Message-ID: <1223.192.168.1.2.1171421512.squirrel@mail.totaldiver.net> In-Reply-To: <20070214022752.462a549d@gumby.homeunix.com> References: <1159.192.168.1.2.1171417443.squirrel@mail.totaldiver.net> <20070214022752.462a549d@gumby.homeunix.com>
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> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:44:03 -0500 (EST) > "Questions" <questions@totaldiver.net> wrote: > > >> However, when I try FreeBSD/amd64, grub won't compile (it's >> architecture is forced to i386 only in the Makefile. I haven't dug >> into why, but I'm confident there is a reason. Obviously, grub >> becomes a non-option. Gag has the same limitation of being i386 only. >> > > I'm not sure why gag is i386 only, all it does is install a binary > floppy disk ISO. You can also install it from many Linux live CDs. Once > it's installed it's independent of the original installation medium. > _______________________________________________ > 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" > > !DSPAM:4,45d274028483574158760! > > > To help anyone out who is also attempting to dualboot FreeBSD/amd64 and Vista: here is what I did. Install Vista first. Use the disk manager to create a partition (or resize the partition) to make room for FreeBSD. reboot, and install FreeBSD, installing a standard MBR (the machine will reboot directly into FreeBSD) After back into a fresh FreeBSD, do: sysinstall > Configure > Distributions > lib32 (this installs 32bit compatibility libraries. Now fetch ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6.2-release/Latest/grub.tbz (yes, the i386 package) pkg_add grub.tgz It will now work in compatibility mode, and you can use it same as you can with a native FreeBSD/i386. Hope it helps someone! - Jeff Palmer
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