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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!ulowell.uml.edu!news.tacom.army.mil!news2.acs.oakland.edu!news1.cris.com!viking!Jyanek From: Jyanek@viking.cris.com (JYANEK) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: System Configuration / Boot Manager Date: 15 Jan 1996 20:22:56 -0500 Organization: Concentric Internet Services Lines: 29 Message-ID: <Jyanek.821755125@viking> References: <4de4pf$79i@news.nacm.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: viking.cris.com karlin@nacm.com (Scott Karlin) writes: >I'd like to set up a dual boot machine (DOS/Windows and FreeBSD). >I have several questions: >Does FreeBSD have a boot manager? >(Assume I'd get the Walnut Creek CD-ROM) Yes, it does come with a boot manager that you are given the option to install during the installation process. IMHO, it is functional, but it does not work to my liking since it defaults to the last system you booted. >Can I use the OS/2 boot manager? If that is osbs135.exe, then yes. >If I can use either, which do you suggest? I have used both. osbs135 works very well. I like the configurability, as well as it always defaults to dos unless I say otherwise. I have not tried osbsbeta.exe. >Can I have a DOS-formatted disk in my system that can be seen >from both the DOS/Windows world and the FreeBSD world? I can see my dos partitions on the FreeBSD side (mounted as /dos), but I do not know how to see FreeBSD partitions from the dos side (yet). Jay