Re: FreeBSD loader and Linux
On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 10:55:18AM -0400 or thereabouts, John McDonnell wrote: I am not an expert and am rather new to the FreeBSD world though I have had some previous expieriance with Linux. Did you install Lilo at all? I think that when you install Linux, you have to install a boot loader with it, in the Linux partition and not the MBR if you don't want to over-write your current boot loader. I may be mistaken, and I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. No, that's correct. You must install either LILO or GRUB in your Linux partition. (Side note: I have two hard drives -- ad0 has linux (from scratch) and ad2 has FBSD 5.0. I made ad2 dangerously-dedicated (silly me!) so neither GRUB nor LILO will work in ad0. So I had to make a boot floppy.) Also, this is my first post to the mailing list, so if there is a format or something that I'm supposed to follow, please let me know. You're fine, but please quote the text you're replying to. Thanks! -- Josh Sincerely, John D. McDonnell --- John D. McDonnell Goroth Computing [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( freebsd ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( normal ) ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD loader and Linux
No, that's correct. You must install either LILO or GRUB in your Linux partition. (Side note: I have two hard drives -- ad0 has linux (from scratch) and ad2 has FBSD 5.0. I made ad2 dangerously-dedicated (silly me!) so neither GRUB nor LILO will work in ad0. So I had to make a boot floppy.) I thought you could use a boot floppy as well, but for some reason, I've never had any luck booting from floppy when I've tried so I forgot to mention it. You're fine, but please quote the text you're replying to. Thanks! Damn, I knew I was forgetting something. *lol* I blame it on the baby crying making me forget to cite the message. That plus my client displays the message in a window above the composing window which always makes me forget that the message I'm replying to isn't actually in the message I'm sending. -- Josh Thanks for the reminders! Sincerely, John --- John D. McDonnell Goroth Computing [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( freebsd ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( normal ) ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD loader and Linux
On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 17:40:57 +0100, Matt Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, that's correct. You must install either LILO or GRUB in your Linux partition. (Side note: I have two hard drives -- ad0 has linux (from scratch) and ad2 has FBSD 5.0. I made ad2 dangerously-dedicated (silly me!) so neither GRUB nor LILO will work in ad0. So I had to make a boot floppy.) http://btmgr.sourceforge.net Smart Boot Manager and other loaders will need Lilo or Grub installed in the Linux kernel partition if not in the MBR. Jud ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FreeBSD loader and Linux
Hello; I have Installed FreeBSD 4.4 on my Presario 2800 Notebook. In the second partition of the 20GB Hard disc. It was alright and the loader worked well, until I decided to install Red Hat 9.0 Linux on the third partition. Since I wanted to experience FreeBSD loader and it seemed very intelligent to me I didn't install grub during Linux installation. Since my Notebook has a swap Floppy drive and I was installing Linux from CDRom I couldn't make any installation disk. After finishing Linux installation successfully I rebooted the system in order to test the boot loader. FreeBSD loader has detected the Linux partition well and lists it as the third option (F3). But pressing F3 leads to nothing but a beep from the system. I tried to search the web and read mans to find a solution but I couldn't find anything useful. Can any body help me please? Please mail me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mohammad H. Falaki ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD loader and Linux
I am not an expert and am rather new to the FreeBSD world though I have had some previous expieriance with Linux. Did you install Lilo at all? I think that when you install Linux, you have to install a boot loader with it, in the Linux partition and not the MBR if you don't want to over-write your current boot loader. I may be mistaken, and I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. Also, this is my first post to the mailing list, so if there is a format or something that I'm supposed to follow, please let me know. Sincerely, John D. McDonnell --- John D. McDonnell Goroth Computing [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( freebsd ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( normal ) ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD loader and Linux
No, that's correct. You must install either LILO or GRUB in your Linux partition. (Side note: I have two hard drives -- ad0 has linux (from scratch) and ad2 has FBSD 5.0. I made ad2 dangerously-dedicated (silly me!) so neither GRUB nor LILO will work in ad0. So I had to make a boot floppy.) http://btmgr.sourceforge.net ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD loader and Linux
On 11 Aug John McDonnell wrote: Damn, I knew I was forgetting something. *lol* I blame it on the baby crying making me forget to cite the message. That plus my client displays the message in a window above the composing window which always makes me forget that the message I'm replying to isn't actually in the message I'm sending. There's always a reason fot forgetting some things.. ;-)) If you could get to your linux partition _somehow_ you could (as root) run lilo and have the partition bootable afterall. -- dick -- http://www.nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 4.8 ++ Debian GNU/Linux (Woody) + Nai tiruvantel ar vayuvantel i Valar tielyanna nu vilya ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
