Re: installing win2k after Freebsd?
On 2003-01-17 10:02, Dan Aiello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There are 3 ways listed in the FAQ for this very problem. In the > > past, I have recommended a fourth way in a followup of mine in this > > list. Have you tried one of them. Which one? > > Man! Where were you two days ago when I needed this info? I partially > overwrote my BSD installation because I couldn't figure that out. I knew > there was a way to do that. What I needed what the boot0cfg command... > Better late than never, I suppose. At least I'll know for next time. > > I've been looking in the FAQ and can't find the part that tells me what > you had in that e-mail. Could you please tell me where specifically to > find it? There is one question-and-answer entry in the FAQ about this. Look for: Windows 95/98 killed my boot manager! How do I get it back? in the "Installation" chapter of the FAQ. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: installing win2k after Freebsd?
> There are 3 ways listed in the FAQ for this very problem. In the > past, I have recommended a fourth way in a followup of mine in this > list. Have you tried one of them. Which one? Man! Where were you two days ago when I needed this info? I partially overwrote my BSD installation because I couldn't figure that out. I knew there was a way to do that. What I needed what the boot0cfg command... Better late than never, I suppose. At least I'll know for next time. I've been looking in the FAQ and can't find the part that tells me what you had in that e-mail. Could you please tell me where specifically to find it? Thanks! Dan To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: installing win2k after Freebsd?
On 2003-01-16 20:45, Dan Aiello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Windows 2000 won't touch your boot loader, IIRC. > > > > And even if it does, you can boot of a FreeBSD install CD, got to the fdisk > > section and tell it to write changes (without changing anything) and you'll > > get the option to replace the FreeBSD boot loader. > > > > Warning on this, exactly which buttons you select determines whether or not > > the bootloader gets installed. I did it like 3 times or something before it > > worked the last time I had to, but the good news is that it never did anything > > wrong. > > For the curious, Windows 2000 _does_ overwrite the boot sector. Also, I > was unable to make FreeBSD install the boot loader. I did every possible > combination of things, and every time it _seemed_ like it was going to > install the boot loader, but it never did until I went through an install > process... :( There are 3 ways listed in the FAQ for this very problem. In the past, I have recommended a fourth way in a followup of mine in this list. Have you tried one of them. Which one? I restored the FreeBSD boot loader in the workstation of a friend, after he installed Windows 98. It was easy: - Boot from the installation CDROM - Interrupt the boot loader at the spinning character by hitting SPACE. - At the "boot: " prompt type 0:ad(0,a)/boot/loader - Let FreeBSD boot as usual from the disk. - Log in as root, and type: # boot0cfg -v -B /dev/ad0 [The actual device name might be different, depending on the disks you have at your system, but you get the idea.] This seems to work nicely for me for some time now, every time I need to do the "oops, windows ate my boot menu" thing. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: installing win2k after Freebsd?
> >>I know there's got to be a way to make this work and keep the freebsd boot > >>loader. I've heard there's a way to tell a windows installation not to > >>install a boot loader. > > > > Windows 2000 won't touch your boot loader, IIRC. > > And even if it does, you can boot of a FreeBSD install CD, got to the fdisk > section and tell it to write changes (without changing anything) and you'll > get the option to replace the FreeBSD boot loader. > > Warning on this, exactly which buttons you select determines whether or not > the bootloader gets installed. I did it like 3 times or something before it > worked the last time I had to, but the good news is that it never did anything > wrong. For the curious, Windows 2000 _does_ overwrite the boot sector. Also, I was unable to make FreeBSD install the boot loader. I did every possible combination of things, and every time it _seemed_ like it was going to install the boot loader, but it never did until I went through an install process... :( Dan To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: installing win2k after Freebsd?
Ceri Davies wrote: On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 11:42:39AM -0500, Dan Aiello wrote: Here's my situation. I already have a machine dual booting Win2k and freebsd. Originally, I installed Freebsd second, so that I could get the bootloader. However, now I'm going to repartition my windows drives, so I'll need to reinstall windows 2000. I know there's got to be a way to make this work and keep the freebsd boot loader. I've heard there's a way to tell a windows installation not to install a boot loader. Windows 2000 won't touch your boot loader, IIRC. And even if it does, you can boot of a FreeBSD install CD, got to the fdisk section and tell it to write changes (without changing anything) and you'll get the option to replace the FreeBSD boot loader. Warning on this, exactly which buttons you select determines whether or not the bootloader gets installed. I did it like 3 times or something before it worked the last time I had to, but the good news is that it never did anything wrong. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: installing win2k after Freebsd?
On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 11:42:39AM -0500, Dan Aiello wrote: > Here's my situation. I already have a machine dual booting Win2k and > freebsd. Originally, I installed Freebsd second, so that I could get the > bootloader. However, now I'm going to repartition my windows drives, so > I'll need to reinstall windows 2000. > > I know there's got to be a way to make this work and keep the freebsd boot > loader. I've heard there's a way to tell a windows installation not to > install a boot loader. Windows 2000 won't touch your boot loader, IIRC. Ceri -- Downfall awaits! To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
