Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 19:39:28 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <markov@globalnet.co.uk> To: "M. L. Dodson" <bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu> Cc: Clem.Dye@wdr.com, as_hombert@ibm.net, Questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Booting FreeBSD with Win NT Message-ID: <19990614193927.F254@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <199906141411.JAA12658@beowulf.utmb.edu>; from M. L. Dodson on Mon, Jun 14, 1999 at 09:11:58AM -0500 References: <H000008201cdd842@MHS> <199906141411.JAA12658@beowulf.utmb.edu>
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On Mon, Jun 14, 1999 at 09:11:58AM -0500, M. L. Dodson wrote:
>
> 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.
>
The FAQ should be updated to reflect this. Under 2.2.x BOOTSECT.BSD
was simply the FreeBSD boot sector, created with dd(1), and hence
not executable. NT's boot loader was simply looking for the partition
described in BOOTSECT.BSD on the first disk.
Your solution should work with 3.1 yes? When I added a 2nd HD I
created a small partition on the first HD to allow me to use the
NT loader, seems I didn't have to.
> 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
> >
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