On Thu, 2006-04-27 at 19:24 +0100, Digby Tarvin wrote: > On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 11:15:05AM -0300, Fernando Augusto Bender wrote: > > Fellows, > > > > This is my current fstab. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/fstab > > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > > # > > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> > > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > > /dev/hda4 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 > > 1 > > /dev/hda6 /home ext3 defaults 0 2 > > /dev/hda5 /opt ext3 defaults 0 2 > > /dev/hda7 /usr ext3 defaults 0 2 > > /dev/hda1 /windows vfat defaults 0 2 > > /dev/hda2 none swap sw 0 0 > > /dev/hdb /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 > > > > I would like to wipe out the windows partition, and prepare a openbsd > > one, in order to starting dealing with it on a dual boot basis. > > > > I was reading internet gathered information, but I've found that BSD has > > its own way to write in MBR. So I stopped in order not to damage my > > installed system. > > > > Of course I am able to burn a CD with the images and do it. > > > > I just would feel much better if I could be able to do it from Linux > > without any cd burning. Just the net and the linux. > > > > It would be such a meaningful victory. > > > > I ask for help! > > Most open source system installers have an option to leave the MBR > untouched and put the boot code on a specific partition. > > Then you just need to configure whatever boot code you currently have in > your MBR to offer running the boot code in that partition as an option. > > For example, if you are using grub, you would just have: > title BSD Partition > root (hd0,0) > savedefault > makeactive > chainloader +1 > > Which should be about the same as what you currently have to boot windows. > > You can also make sure that you install grub in /dev/hda4 so that if > anything does stomp on the MBR you will be able to be able to use > a similar function in the new bootloader to get back to your Linux > system. > > Another option which I sometimes use it to use a completely self > contained MBR program (which came with BSD/OS) which just allows > you to choose one or the primary partitions to boot from, and > does not rely on information in any other partition the way > grub does. Then I can choose between grub or some other bootloader > on each boot, and that bootloader then can be used to select the > operating system I want to use.. > > Worst case if something goes wrong with installation of the boot code > is that you will need to boot of your Debian install CD and use that > to re-install grub in the MBR. > > Regards, > DigbyT > -- > Digby R. S. Tarvin > digbyt(at)digbyt.com > http://www.digbyt.com > >
Fellow, Thank you for your advices. Besides that, I also need to format the current windows partition in a openbsd one. Then to download the bsd.rd and and follow the procedures. I don't know if using just # mkfs -t sysv /dev/hda1 would be enough for creating the partition. Then, with success i nthis step, I guess it is time to mount the partition and get proper files (openbsd bsd.rd). Carpe diem! -- Ms. Eng. Fernando Augusto Bender Pesquisador em Controle Automático 51 8401 4413 Use Linux: http://www.debian.org Comer, beber e amar. O resto não vale um níquel. Lord Byron -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
