well, there are many "easy" ways. one is to install an IFS version of
UFS, if you're using ufs. that way windows can read the ufs slices and
you can grab your file that way.
Grant Peel wrote:
Mike,
In order to do that, I need to be able to get the the "/boot/boot1"
file that is located in the root of the FreeBSD installation. As of
right now, I cant get to it, because I can't boot to FreeBSD (chicken
and egg).
Any ideas?
-Grant
In the instructions link you sent:
9.10. How can I use the Windows NT® loader to boot FreeBSD?
The general idea is that you copy the first sector of your native root
FreeBSD partition into a file in the DOS/Windows NT partition.
Assuming you name that file something like c:\bootsect.bsd (inspired
by c:\bootsect.dos), you can then edit the c:\boot.ini file to come up
with something like this:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows NT"
C:\BOOTSECT.BSD="FreeBSD"
C:\="DOS"
If FreeBSD is installed on the same disk as the Windows NT boot
partition simply copy /boot/boot1 to C:\BOOTSECT.BSD. However, if
FreeBSD is installed on a different disk /boot/boot1 will not work,
/boot/boot0 is needed.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Copeland"
<[email protected]>
To: "Grant Peel" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Manager
Hello Grant,
What I am suggesting is adding a freebsd entry to your windows boot
loader. it is quite easy.
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/faq/disks.html#NT-BOOTLOADER
rather than having to deal with using sysinstall, usually its just as
simple to add these entries to the windows loader.
Grant Peel wrote:
Hi Mike,
I am not at all sure whate you are suggesting here?
What I am asking, is, somehting like:
Can I reboot the machine with the FreeBSD install disk, and using
the sysinstall utility, reinstall the freebsd boot manger so I wind
up with:
F1 Windows
F2 FreeBSD
F5 Disk1
-Grant
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Copeland"
<[email protected]>
To: "Grant Peel" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Manager
why not just add loader or whatever to the windows boot loader..
unless you specifically need fbsd boot manager
Grant Peel wrote:
Hi all,
For those that have been following this thread:
I now have Norton GoBack uninstalled and un-hooked from the MBR
-Had to go to Symantec and get a rescue disk,
-The rescue disk tried to un-hook GOBAck from the MBR,
-It found the MBR borken (due to the FreeBSD Boot Manager
install),
-So the rescue disk ran all night restoring the original
C-Drive,
-As of this morning, I once again have a bottoable windows system,
-FreeBSD 6.4 is intalled, but,
-I have not boot manager so I cant get to the FReeBSD installation.
Can someone (please!) explain how to install the FreeBSD boot
manager again?
THanks all,
-Grant
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Bertrand"
<[email protected]>
To: "Grant Peel" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Kurt Buff" <[email protected]>;
<[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:39 PM
Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Manager
Grant Peel wrote:
So then,
IF we are able to restore the Windows MBR, and boot into
windows, should
we not be able to boot the machine with a bootable FreeBSD disk,
then,
use Sysinstall to restore the FreeBSD boot manager?
Yes, that is exactly what I was getting at.
Steve
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