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From: willey@hillres142.cc.purdue.edu (Mark Willey)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Booting NetBSD
Date: 14 Jan 1996 07:21:17 GMT
Organization: Purdue University
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Daniel Grana (grana@ie.iwi.unibe.ch) wrote:

: I have a problem with booting NetBSD. I installed NetBSD on an Intel system, on the 3rd harddisk. Now the problem is that the BIOS doesn't support more than 2 HD's. My question: how can I put the kernel on the first MSDOS (IDE) Harddisk and boot from it. The second harddisk is a SCSI harddisk with Linux on it. The third would the be the second SCSI HD with NetBSD on it. Or could I boot NetBSD with LILO ?

Man, that's a long line!  If you are using vi, create a file called ".exrc"
in your home directory, with the line ":set wrapmargin=5".

Get a program called OS-BS.  It will allow you to select between the OSes.
Install it on the IDE drive.  I think it works with SCSI, too.  If it
really is a BIOS problem, just get a new BIOS!

I have OSBS, I dunno if it's the latest.  You can get it at
ftp://hillres142.cc.purdue.edu/users/willey/osbsbeta.exe  It's a DOS
program.  While you are there, pick up the FAQ for BSD that I have.  It
*will* come in handy.

Mark