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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Boot Manager
Date: 30 Apr 1997 11:15:13 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <33633461.5636@onthenet.com.au>,
Mat naismith <matn@onthenet.com.au> writes:
>
> Hi..
>
> I have installed FreeBSD without the Boot Manager..
>
> I am using System commander as a boot manager at the moment.. If i want
> to switch back to the FreeBSD boot manager, how can i install it by its
> self.. I am running FreeBSD and nt 4.0
>
> help anyone ?????
I'd use NTs boot manager to boot FreeBSD. Why have two menus ?
I believe there's a FAQ/handbook section on making NT boot FreeBSD.
It's just a matter of dd'ing the first sector of the FreeBSD
partition into a file and saying something like "C:\FILE=Boot FreeBSD"
in boot.ini.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !