Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 09:11:58 -0500 (CDT) From: "M. L. Dodson" <bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu> To: Clem.Dye@wdr.com Cc: as_hombert@ibm.net, Questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Booting FreeBSD with Win NT Message-ID: <199906141411.JAA12658@beowulf.utmb.edu> In-Reply-To: <H000008201cdd842@MHS> References: <H000008201cdd842@MHS>
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Wrongo. This configuration works. No repartitioning or other hocus-pocus required. When you set up fbsd, install the default boot manager: DOS and NT on IDE drive connected to motherboard (FAT and ntfs partitions). FreeBSD-STABLE (just pre-3.2-RELEASE) on SCSI disk connected to motherboard Adaptec (2940W compat.) c:\bootsect.bsd is /boot/boot0 Just copy it over and rename it. c:\boot.ini is: C:\="MS-DOS" multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation Version 4.00" multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation Version 4.00 [VGA mode]" /basevideo /sos c:\bootsect.bsd="FreeBSD" /boot/loader.rc is: set root_disk_unit=0 autoboot 10 Clem.Dye@wdr.com writes: > It does work, but you'll have to re-jig your configuration. FreeBSD > has to reside somewhere on the first drive in order for you to be > able to use the NT loader. My test box currently has > NT4/NT5/DOS/FreeBSD 3.1 all driven from the NT loader. I have a small > DOS partition on the first drive, the remainder being given over to > FreeBSD. NT4/5 resides on my second drive. > > The problem is/seems that the NT boot loader will only boot non-M$ > o/ses from the first drive on a multi-disk system. > > The details detailed in the handbook are correct if you use a disk > layout similar to that which I describe above. > > HTH. > > > Clem > > -----Original Message----- > From: as.hombert > Sent: 13 June 1999 09:00 > To: Questions > Cc: as.hombert > Subject: Booting FreeBSD with Win NT > > > A real newbie question ... > > I just installed FreeBSD 2.2.8. Since I have also NT running on the > system, > I did not to install booteasy nor modify the MBR. For the moment I > boot > FreeBSD from the install disk, using "wd(1,a) kernel" at the boot > prompt. > > The system configuration is as follows (HP vectra, PII 450 Mhz, 128 > Mb RAM): > - primary HDD (10Gb) entirely dedicated to NT, on the first > controller as > master > - secondary HDD with 2 partitions (4Gb), first controller, slave: a > very > small DOS partition(7 Mb), just enough to allow HP power management > utility > to recognize the drive and put it to sleep when it's not used and the > rest > (so about 4Gb) dedicated to FreeBSD. > > I have tried to apply the method in the FAQ to boot via NT loader, > but it > does not work. > > Now the question : do I have any other options than the boot floppy > to load > FreeBSD on a system with Win NT installed ? > > Thanks for your help, > > Anne > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > This message contains confidential information and is intended only > for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you > should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please > notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this > e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. > > E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free > as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, > arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore > does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents > of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If > verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This > message is provided for informational purposes and should not be > construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or > related financial instruments. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- M. L. Dodson bdodson@scms.utmb.edu 409-772-2178 FAX: 409-772-1790 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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