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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!news.alpha.net!news.mathworks.com!uunet!zib-berlin.de!news.belwue.de!delos.stgt.sub.org!nadia.s.bawue.de!luva!migieger From: migieger@luva.lb.bawue.de (Michael Giegerich) Subject: Re: Can a boot manager be added after inst. Organization: private FreeBSD site Message-ID: <D422pE.3Gv@luva.lb.bawue.de> References: <porter-090295110044@elshop.chem.wisc.edu> <3hiip4$lir@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 1995 19:12:50 GMT Lines: 23 >: I've been running FreeBSD1.1.5.1 for a few months now and >: am tired of using a floppy to boot DOS when i want to use it. >: I looked at the FAQ and saw a lengthy description on how to >: set it up while installing the systems but don't know if it >: can be done on an existing system. Can someone answer this? >: Also what boot manager do you recomend? >: I don't want to reinstall the systems now because i plan >: on doing that in a couple months when 2.1 comes out. >: Thanks, Ron Porter > >You can use a boot manager if FreeBSD doesn't use the entire disk. I'd >recommend OS-BS (can't remember where I got it). osbs20b8.exe works >fine. I like os-bs135 better because it resides entirely in the 1st sector. os-bs2 uses more sectors (is nicer to look at (colours) and has some features more (?)). Both versions of os-bs are available in the FreeBSD tools/dos-tools directory (on the CDROM for example). -- Michael Giegerich migieger@luva.lb.bawue.de