Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 09:37:11 +0100 From: "Bond, Jeffery" <Jeff.Bond@nectech.co.uk> To: "'alan17@wizard.net'" <alan17@wizard.net> Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: How to boot FreeBSD Message-ID: <DD2AB7991BC6D211988E00A024AC583B83EBFF@exchange.nectech.co.uk>
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Hi Alan, You say FreeBSD is on your second hard drive. Is this a slave on the primary interface, or a master on the secondary? If it's a secondary master, I guess the /etc/lilo.conf entry would point to /dev/hdc1 (in linux speak). Jeff > -----Original Message----- > From: alan17@wizard.net [SMTP:alan17@wizard.net] > Sent: Monday, July 05, 1999 7:26 PM > To: Jeff.Bond@nectech.co.uk > Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: How to boot FreeBSD > > According to Bond, Jeffery: > > > > Basically, the easy way is to not create ANY partitions for FreeBSD yet, > but > > just leave some unused space (3 gig or whatever). The FreeBSD intall > program > > will then let you create the proper partition (just one) in the space > you > > left, and then let you slice that up into swap, and filesystems. > > > > Order the 3.2-RELEASE CD by all means. It will save a lot of time > > downloading. I find that downloading is only really viable if you have a > > permanent connection (i.e. at work), and have access to a CD burner, > > especially if you want all the packages. I ordered a 2.2.5 CD from > Walnut > > Creek ages ago, and they seem very quick and reliable. > Jeff, thanks for your info, which was all completely on target. > I bought my 3.2 CDs from Cheapbytes, they took longer than they > usually do(I recommend them BTW) and I finally got around to > installing FreeBSD. It did not wipe my Linux partitions, for > which I am grateful. > > But I can't get to it!! I searched for a way to make a bootable floppy > but couldn't find it. If that's my stupidity/carelessness, I hope someone > will kindly point out where on my two CDs such a thing can be found. > > Of course, I'd rather amend my LILO( = L*n*x LOADER<g>). My situation: > I have an original 2.1 HD with 300meg allocated to DOS(more or less as > an act of piety, I never use it) and the rest allocated to Linux. My > present LILO allows me to boot either, giving me a prompt before > anything comes up. > > And now I have a FreeBSD installation at the beginning of my 6.3g second > hard drive, and I'd like to be able to enter e.g. "fbsd" when the LILO > prompt appears and be able to boot FreeBSD. > > Does anyone out there boot FreeBSD from LILO? Could you share with > me how to add to my present /etc/lilo.conf? I would be most grateful. > > TIA, > > Alan > > -- > Alan McConnell Every increase of needs tends to increase one's > Pixel Analysis dependence on outside forces over which one cannot > have > alan17@wizard.net control, and therefore increases existential fear. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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