Re: Changing the FreeBSD boot loader options
On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 11:30:23 +0100, Anand Buddhdev wrote: >I have installed FreeBSD 4.7 on my desktop, which already had windows >2000 on it in a partition. I also have a second IDE disk in the computer. > >Upon boot, I get the following menu: > >F1 FreeBSD (default) >F2 DOS >F5 Disk 1 > >How do I rename the label for F2 from DOS to Windows, and how do I >eliminate F5, since it is not needed? I read the manpage for boot0cfg, >but I couldn't figure out how to do it. Or do I need another boot manager >like grub? you can't really. from what people have posted before, there isn't enough space in the MBR to do that. You would probably need to go with grub, although I have never used it, I think you'd be a lot better off. my freebsd machine is seperate from my win machine, so i have my drive DD'd --- doug reynolds | the maverick | [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: Changing the FreeBSD boot loader options
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, William Palfreman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: > The other nice this about the FreeBSD boot manager is that it > remember what you did last time and uses that as default next time > round. Grub, on the other hand, only remembers if you tell it to. It's nice to be able to disable floppy boots, and just put that in the boot menu as an option that won't change the default if I take it. http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: Changing the FreeBSD boot loader options
On Mon, 3 Feb 2003, Anand Buddhdev wrote: > I have installed FreeBSD 4.7 on my desktop, which already had windows > 2000 on it in a partition. I also have a second IDE disk in the computer. > > Upon boot, I get the following menu: > > F1 FreeBSD (default) > F2 DOS > F5 Disk 1 > > How do I rename the label for F2 from DOS to Windows, and how do I > eliminate F5, since it is not needed? I read the manpage for boot0cfg, > but I couldn't figure out how to do it. Or do I need another boot manager > like grub? It calls it DOS because that is what it looks like to the boot manager. I'd just ignore it - being an automatic boot manager there is no end-user configuration to do, unlike with grub which someone else on the list is already having big problems with. The other nice this about the FreeBSD boot manager is that it remember what you did last time and uses that as default next time round. -- W. Palfreman. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: Changing the FreeBSD boot loader options
On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 11:30:23AM +0100, Anand Buddhdev wrote: > I have installed FreeBSD 4.7 on my desktop, which already had windows > 2000 on it in a partition. I also have a second IDE disk in the computer. > > Upon boot, I get the following menu: > > F1 FreeBSD (default) > F2 DOS > F5 Disk 1 > > How do I rename the label for F2 from DOS to Windows, and how do I > eliminate F5, since it is not needed? I read the manpage for boot0cfg, > but I couldn't figure out how to do it. Or do I need another boot manager > like grub? Your best bet is to use grub, yes. You cannot alter the labels displayed by the FreeBSD bootloader (short of altering the source...) -- Daniel Bye PGP Key: ftp://ftp.slightlystrange.org/pgpkey/dan.asc PGP Key fingerprint: 3D73 AF47 D448 C5CA 88B4 0DCF 849C 1C33 3C48 2CDC _ ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) - against HTML, vCards and X - proprietary attachments in e-mail / \ To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Changing the FreeBSD boot loader options
I have installed FreeBSD 4.7 on my desktop, which already had windows 2000 on it in a partition. I also have a second IDE disk in the computer. Upon boot, I get the following menu: F1 FreeBSD (default) F2 DOS F5 Disk 1 How do I rename the label for F2 from DOS to Windows, and how do I eliminate F5, since it is not needed? I read the manpage for boot0cfg, but I couldn't figure out how to do it. Or do I need another boot manager like grub? -- Anand Buddhdev http://anand.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
