+++ Christopher Rosado [freebsd] [17/12/02 14:18 -0700]:
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| On Tue, 17 Dec 2002 02:25:13 +0530
| Shantanu Mahajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
|
| SM> why not try www.xosl.org?
|
| XOSL wants a DOS drive to live on, so if he's using NTFS, he can't use XOSL.
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| - - --
| Christopher Rosado
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On Tue, 17 Dec 2002 02:25:13 +0530
Shantanu Mahajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
SM> why not try www.xosl.org?
XOSL wants a DOS drive to live on, so if he's using NTFS, he can't use XOSL.
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+++ Mike McGranahan [freebsd] [16/12/02 05:06 -0800]:
| Hello,
|
| I would like to know what is the best way to dual boot FreeBSD 4.7 and
| Windows XP? I found this information (
| http://www.geocrawler.com/mail/msg.php3?msg_id=7963936&list=151 ) regarding
| how to use the Windows XP loader, and
>
> On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 19:52:02 -0500 (EST)
> Jerry McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> [snip]
> > If it finds a bootable slice that it
> > doesn't recognize, it just calls it '???' (but still knows how to
> > load its boot sector and pass off control. For slices on disks that
> > don't
On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Jerry McAllister wrote:
> Do the FreeBSD install last because any Microsloth installation will
> generally disregard stuff put there by other systems and wipe out
> or rewrite whatever it chooses without regard to what you want or
> try to tell it to do. But FreeBSD is bette
On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 09:48:17PM -0500, Jud wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 19:52:02 -0500 (EST)
> Jerry McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> [snip]
> > If it finds a bootable slice that it
> > doesn't recognize, it just calls it '???' (but still knows how to
> > load its boot sector and pass
On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 14:23:36 -0800
"Mike McGranahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 05:06:44AM -0800, Mike McGranahan wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I would like to know what is the best way to dual boot FreeBSD 4.7
> > > and Windows XP?
[snip]
> > Grub works fine with Fr
On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 14:22:52 -0800
"Mike McGranahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > (2) Use the XP bootloader. There's an FAQ about this at the
> > FreeBSD web site (I think it's called the NT bootloader in the FAQ),
> > which may be identical to what you found at Geocrawler.
>
> This it the ent
On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 16:21:38 -0800
"Mike McGranahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Maybe I missed it earlier, but do you have any firm reasons not to
> > use
> grub? It takes a lot of the frustration out of multi-booting (too bad
> there is still so much left over).
>
> In my initial search for
On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 19:52:02 -0500 (EST)
Jerry McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[snip]
> If it finds a bootable slice that it
> doesn't recognize, it just calls it '???' (but still knows how to
> load its boot sector and pass off control. For slices on disks that
> don't look bootable, it j
>
> > No reason not to if you want to. But, you don't need to if you're
> > willing to put up with XP being labeled as '???' in the OS selection
> > menu which the regular FreeBSd boot manager will give you.
>
> I also thought the `???' mean "Why the fsck would you want to run that!"
>
> :)
We
>
> A reply on a subsequent thread on this list ( subject: Boot Manager /
> Install ) stated that for the case of Windows XP on the first drive, and
> FreeBSD on the second drive, I could use the FreeBSD loader on the
> first/Windows XP drive, and leave a "standard MBR" on the second/FreeBSD
> dri
> No reason not to if you want to. But, you don't need to if you're
> willing to put up with XP being labeled as '???' in the OS selection
> menu which the regular FreeBSd boot manager will give you.
I also thought the `???' mean "Why the fsck would you want to run that!"
:)
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> > Maybe I missed it earlier, but do you have any firm reasons not to use
> grub? It takes a lot of the frustration out of multi-booting (too bad there
> is still so much left over).
>
> In my initial search for information, I couldn't determine how to use GRUB
> to boot Windows XP. The GRUB
> Maybe I missed it earlier, but do you have any firm reasons not to use
grub? It takes a lot of the frustration out of multi-booting (too bad there
is still so much left over).
In my initial search for information, I couldn't determine how to use GRUB
to boot Windows XP. The GRUB manual didn't s
Maybe I missed it earlier, but do you have any firm reasons not to use grub? It takes
a lot of the frustration out of multi-booting (too bad there is still so much left
over).
a quick google search freebsd+grub will get you what you need.
Good luck.
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A reply on a subsequent thread on this list ( subject: Boot Manager /
Install ) stated that for the case of Windows XP on the first drive, and
FreeBSD on the second drive, I could use the FreeBSD loader on the
first/Windows XP drive, and leave a "standard MBR" on the second/FreeBSD
drive.
> the bo
> Instead of going through a lot of quirky Windows headaches and fixes, you
can get a second
> computer and divide the OSs on them. Second hand computers with monitors
go for $150,
> complete. If you have been in computers for a while, you probably have a
lot of old
> cards, etc. just lying aroun
> On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 05:06:44AM -0800, Mike McGranahan wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I would like to know what is the best way to dual boot FreeBSD 4.7 and
> > Windows XP? I found this information (
> > http://www.geocrawler.com/mail/msg.php3?msg_id=7963936&list=151 )
regarding
> > how to use the
> (2) Use the XP bootloader. There's an FAQ about this at the
> FreeBSD web site (I think it's called the NT bootloader in the FAQ),
> which may be identical to what you found at Geocrawler.
This it the entry to which you are referring:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.h
> It depends on how you want to use the system and how much.
> Where will you use the most disk - in XP or FreeBSD?
> Easiest would be to leave all the Microsloth stuff along
> and just install FreeBSD on the empty drive. I guess that won't
> work with some older BIOSes, but should be OK with rece
nt: Monday, December 16, 2002 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: Dual booting FreeBSD 4.7 and Windows XP
> On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 16:18:17 +0100, "Cliff Sarginson"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> > On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 05:06:44AM -0800, Mike McGranahan wrote:
> > > Hello,
> &g
On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 16:18:17 +0100, "Cliff Sarginson"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 05:06:44AM -0800, Mike McGranahan wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I would like to know what is the best way to dual boot FreeBSD 4.7 and
> > Windows XP? I found this information (
> > http://www.ge
Further on Grub, I have been reminded there is a decent tutorial on it
at :
http://home.nyc.rr.com/computertaijutsu/grub.html
So have a look at that...
--
Regards
Cliff Sarginson
The Netherlands
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On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 05:06:44AM -0800, Mike McGranahan wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to know what is the best way to dual boot FreeBSD 4.7 and
> Windows XP? I found this information (
> http://www.geocrawler.com/mail/msg.php3?msg_id=7963936&list=151 ) regarding
> how to use the Windows XP l
>
> Hello,
>
> I would like to know what is the best way to dual boot FreeBSD 4.7 and
> Windows XP? I found this information (
> http://www.geocrawler.com/mail/msg.php3?msg_id=7963936&list=151 ) regarding
> how to use the Windows XP loader, and this information on GRUB (
> http://www.gnu.org/man
Hello,
I would like to know what is the best way to dual boot FreeBSD 4.7 and
Windows XP? I found this information (
http://www.geocrawler.com/mail/msg.php3?msg_id=7963936&list=151 ) regarding
how to use the Windows XP loader, and this information on GRUB (
http://www.gnu.org/manual/grub/html_nod
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