Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 16:26:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Derek Duban <73642.3445@CompuServe.COM> Cc: FreeBSD <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Installing with boot easy Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960415162354.23278E-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <960412203038_73642.3445_DHR35-1@CompuServe.COM>
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On 12 Apr 1996, Derek Duban wrote: > I have a P166 with 3 harddrives. It used to have OS/2 and Win95 but I killed > them in order to install UNIX. I WILL install them back afterward as they are > fully backed up elsewhere. I was previously using OS/2 Boot Manager but a few > failed BSD install attempts ago (it works now) it was eliminated. It seemed to > me that BSD attempts to install a bit of itself onto each and every physical > harddrive. Is this true? I don't think it actually did this but some > clarification would be nice. It shouldn't. > Anyways. I think I now have FreeBSD installed but I cannot get Boot Easy (which > now launches upon boot) to give me the option to boot BSD (or OS/2). It does > give me the DOS option though. Currently this is my only real concern right > now. I have BSD set as bootable. But how do I tell Boot Easy to now start > booting BSD and OS/2. Where is it's setup program? Booteasy will set itself up -- it reads the partition table and configures itself accordingly. You may want to try OS-BS as a boot manager instead, it's a bit more robust. IT's in the tools directory on your CDROM or on ftp.freebsd.org. > I am almost completely new to UNIX but I know DOS and Windows through and > through (and hate them both). I also have a good understanding of hard disks > and all that stuff as far I DOS is concerned (for example "mounting" is a > foriegn concept). :-) There is a learning curve. There are many good "UNIX for Dummies" type books out there that can be very helpful for getting you off the ground. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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