Dual-boot is always a bit of a risk to install, backup your important data first...
I have good experiences with the GAG bootmanager, which can be installed as a port sysutils/gag, and the website is http://gag.sourceforge.net/ You can just create a boot floppy, and either save the config on the floppy or the MBR, it simple and easy, unlike lilo or grub On 04/12/05, martinko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mr. Albritton wrote: > > How viable is it to install FreeBSD along side WinXP? (Dual Boot) Also, > > can the BSD MBR be removed once it's installed? I've tried FIXMBR with the > > WinXP CD and it didn't work.... <sigh> Any suggestions? > > --- > > Mike Albritton > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > you don't have to install fbsd's mbr at all. you could use win nt/xp > boot manager. but fot that to work you would need to create a boot > sector image to boot fbsd. i've achieved it with software called > bootpart. or you can use grub. > > btw, my winxp stopped working after i tried to install 2nd installation > of fbsd -- i had 5.4 and i installed 6.0. most unfortunately, fdisk > shuffled partitions and my grub stopped working properly. i managed to > fix it by hand (good old norton disk editor) and everything works fine > but winxp -- i got a message saying something like it cannot load hal > file or something. :-(( > > martin > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
