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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!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!ott.istar!istar.net!van.istar!van-bc!uniserve!news.sol.net!newspump.sol.net!daily-planet.execpc.com!earth.execpc.com!not-for-mail From: rhiggins@earth.execpc.com (Ron Higgins) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Boot Manager Questions Date: 30 May 1996 08:23:43 -0500 Organization: Exec-PC -- (800)-EXECPC-1 Lines: 30 Message-ID: <4ok7gv$d37@earth.alpha.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: earth-le1.execpc.com Hi, I'm planning on installing the following operating systems on my new computer with a 2.1gig hard drive: OS/2 Warp - Main operating system FreeBSD v2.1R Windows 3.1 - small partition used only for those Win programs that won't run under Win-OS/2 What boot manager should I be using for this? OS/2's Boot Manager, or the FreeBSD Boot Manager? I need to be able to boot all three operating systems. Also, since I'm planning on formatting the OS/2 partition in HPFS, (High Performance File System), is there a way to get OS/2 to read and write to the FreeBSD partition, and on the other hand, is there a way to get FreeBSD to read and write to the HPFS partition? Also, I understand that I should partition the HD with the Boot Manager first, Windows second, and then either FreeBSD or OS/2. Sound right? Thanks, -- Ron Higgins | Lightning Systems | Lightning Systems rhiggins@execpc.com | (414) 363-4282 200megs | P. O. Box 4 Apple // & Van Halen Forever! | 33.6k USR Dual Standard | Mukwonago, WI 53149 ** Ask me about the Turbo ASB for your Apple // Computer **