Help! I still don't know what to type at the boot:
prompt.
> Saccheen Martin wrote:
> > Hi Malcolm,
> > Thank you so much for replying. I did what you
> said
> > and I got the following:
> >
> > F1 FreeBSD
> > F5 Drive 1
> >
> > When I press F5, I get:
> >
> >
> >>>FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
> >
> > Default: 0:ad0(0,a)/boot/loader
> > boot: _
> >
> > What do I type at the boot: prompt to get windows?
> > Thanks
> >
> > Saccheen
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Malcolm Kay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 03:18 pm, Saccheen Martin
> wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>I am a newbie to FreeBSD. I have a Pentium 3, 5oo
> >>
> >>IBM
> >>
> >>>computer that I put two hard drives in. I added a
> >>
> >>4.3G
> >>
> >>>hard drive (master) and an 80G hard drive
> (slave).
> >>>Initially, windows XP was installed on both hard
> >>>drives.
> >>>
> >>>Last night, I decided to install FreeBSD 4.10 on
> >>
> >>the
> >>
> >>>4.3G hard drive and keep windows on the 80G.
> >>
> >>Anyway,
> >>
> >>>after I installed FreeBSD, I couldn't gain any
> >>
> >>access
> >>
> >>>to Windows XP on the 80G hard drive. What
> >>
> >>happened? Do
> >>
> >>>I have to reinstall windows? Is there a way to
> set
> >>
> >>the
> >>
> >>>BIOS so that I can boot from a particular
> >>
> >>operating
> >>
> >>>system?
> >>>
> >>>Also, a second question-I have tried to access
> the
> >>>BIOS by typing different combinations of Fs and
> >>>ALT-CTRL-INS and I am unable to access my BIOS.
> >>
> >>Help!
> >>
> >>If you go back to the FreeBSD installation and
> >>install
> >>the boot manager on the MBR of the master you
> should
> >>get
> >>a message offering F1 for FreeBSD or F5 for the
> next
> >>drive;
> >>ie when you next boot.
> >>
> >>Malcolm
>
> In addition to the above, is there a way to "edit"
> the boot menu?
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Chris
>
> Cleanliness is next to impossible.
>
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