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Received: by minnie.vk1xwt.ampr.org with NNTP id AA5375 ; Wed, 23 Dec 92 16:17:17 EST Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!data.nas.nasa.gov!wilbur.nas.nasa.gov!tweten From: tweten@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Dave Tweten) Subject: Re: [386BSD] partitioning and other things Keywords: partition, magic numbers References: <1992Dec20.221431.12825@cs.cornell.edu> Sender: news@nas.nasa.gov (News Administrator) Organization: NAS Systems Division, NASA Ames Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 21:08:48 GMT Message-ID: <1992Dec21.210848.13226@nas.nasa.gov> Lines: 25 In article <1992Dec20.221431.12825@cs.cornell.edu> cchase@cs.cornell.edu (Craig Chase) writes: >I have just installed 386bsd on my computer and have a few questions: >2) I am currently running the os/2 2.0 boot manager which allows me to select > which operating system to boot. Problem, it will not boot 386bsd for > me. Is there another boot manager available that will work with > dos, os/2 and 386bsd? There are two which have been posted in the past six months. OS-BS seems to be the most popular, judging from mentions on the net. My favorite is Booteasy, because it more closely matches my usage patterns. OS-BS has a fixed default boot partition. When it asks and you don't answer, after a few seconds thats the partition that boots. By contrast, Booteasy uses the last chosen partition as the default. Since I reboot more often than I choose a different boot partition I find it more convenient. I believe that both are available from agate.berkeley.edu by anonymous FTP. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Tweten tweten@nas.nasa.gov NASA Ames Research Center, M/S 258-5 (415) 604-4416 Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 FAX: (415) 604-4377