-----Original Message----- From: Jerry McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Laszlo Vagner) Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 16:42:22 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Dual-Boot Windows 2000 and FreeBSD 4.6
> > better yet create 2 partitions while installing win2k, but only install > on the first, then > install freebsd on the second, finally install the freebsd boot manager. Yup. If you have to go back and reinstall W2K anyway. But, if you already have it there, squeezing it is easier and less headache. ////jerry ************************************************* You can either create two partitions and only install W2K on one, or only create one partition taking up whatever part of the disk you want to devote to W2K and install W2K on it. The second way is easier, because you won't have to delete the second W2K partition or convert it to FreeBSD - you just create a FreeBSD slice in the remaining empty space to begin your FreeBSD installation. So long as the partition to which you install W2K is the correct size, you won't need any "squeezing." (If you do need to change the size of your W2K partition, rather than buying Partition Magic for $70, use the 30-day free trial of BootItNG, which in my experience works *better* than Partition Magic. Available at http://www.terabyteunlimited.com .) It is probably most convenient to install the FreeBSD bootloader at first. If you then want to use the W2K bootloader, instructions are available in the FAQ at FreeBSD's web site. Or my favorite bootloader, Grub, is available in the FreeBSD ports system - /usr/ports/sysutils/grub. Just be careful to read the instructions thoroughly no matter what bootloader you decide to use; if you bork it, the result is an unbootable machine, not irretrievable, but certainly anxiety-producing. If you continue to have problems after all this good advice ;-), please let us know. Jud To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
