Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 05:06:44 -0800 From: "Mike McGranahan" <mikemcg@ucla.edu> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Dual booting FreeBSD 4.7 and Windows XP Message-ID: <003001c2a503$fc39b340$1a00a8c0@HOME>
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Hello, I would like to know what is the best way to dual boot FreeBSD 4.7 and Windows XP? I found this information ( http://www.geocrawler.com/mail/msg.php3?msg_id=7963936&list=151 ) regarding how to use the Windows XP loader, and this information on GRUB ( http://www.gnu.org/manual/grub/html_node/Booting.html#Booting ) though there is no mention of Windows XP. I have two hard drives in my system, a 20GB which currently has Windows XP, and a 10GB which is empty. I was considering making the 10GB drive common storage for both OS' as FAT32. I would then move my data from the 20GB drive to the 10GB, partition the 20GB drive and install FreeBSD alongside Windows XP. Besides setting up the bootloader, would there be any FreeBSD problems with this configuration? In what ways could I set up dual-booting for this configuration, and which method is best? Alternately, I could just install FreeBSD on the 10GB drive, leaving the 20GB/Windows XP drive untouched. In what ways can I set up dual-booting for this alternate configuration, and which method is best? Are there any online documents that address this, or would be insightful? Thank you for you help. Mike McGranahan Worst case scenario, I could use the alter the BIOS to control which drive boots. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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