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From: mpeer@cccd.edu (Michael S. Peer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Booting FreeBSD from NT Loader
Date: 12 Apr 1996 02:05:18 GMT
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I have NT, FreeBSD, DOS and Novell Netware 4.1 on one hard disk.  I am 
using FreeBSD boot manager.  For example: Hit F1 for FreeBSD, F2 for 
DOS, F3 for NT, Novell partition doesn't boot.  Once you hit F3 for NT 
boot it will come up with standard message of NT, NT VGA, and DOS. Your 
off and running.

I installed FreeBSD first, then NT, then DOS.  The madness of my method 
is FreeBSD installs the boot manager.  NT comes along and installs it 
NTDetect, and doesn't install a new boot manager.  I FDISK for DOS 
partition, and format, etc....  The reason I instll DOS after NT is that 
NT will turn your DOS partition into an extended partition, and I didn't 
want to do that.

I hope this helps.

Michael Peer
e-mail: mpeer@cccd.edu
http://pioneer.gwc.cccd.edu

In article <4kjm2s$g11@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu>, erdely@wam.umd.edu 
says...
>
>Can I load FreeBSD from the NT loader?
>I can with Linux but I want to with FreeBSD as well (you never know, I 
>may switch).
>
>Mike
>
>--
>