> Q1: I have two drives, laid out as follows: > Drive 1 > /ad0a WinXP, NTFS, 16.06GB, primary > /ad0e data, NTFS, 12.58GB, extended > > Drive 2 > /ad1a currently empty, 14.36GB, primary > (installation target) > /ad1e /ad0 backup, NTFS, 14.27GB, extended > > I'd like to use XP's NTLDR to manage the dual boot process. I've seen > the following trick for Linux ( www.redhat.com/advice/tips/dualboot.html): > > - Boot into Linux, copy the first sector of the boot partition as follows: > dd if=/dev/hdb of=/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1 > - Move bootsect.lnx to WinXP root (C:\), and add the following line to > boot.ini: > C:\bootsect.lnx="Linux" > > Does this approach work with FreeBSD? Logic says it should, given the > similarities, but when has logic applied consistently to computers?
As I understand, you try to install from the second hard disk. When I last tried this (using FreeBSD 4) it did not work such way, because I found that in FreeBSD's boot sector code the drive number is hard-coded. So you would have to go to the source directory, change the drive number, assemble the boot sector and put it to drive C. This worked for me. Norbert _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
