On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 7:53 AM, James Griffin <j...@kontrol.kode5.net> wrote:
> Hi > > I've got a machine which is dual-booting Windows 7 and OpenBSD current. > I am currently downloading the latest snapshot ready to upgrade but I > would like to know if this will affect the dual-boot set up. I put > my openbsd.pbr file into Windows and followed the faq guide to get > Windows boot manager to provide an option to select OpenBSD which was no > problem. > > Basically, will I have to do that again because i've upgraded my > system? On the internet when I was searching for the process initially, > some of the sites I looked at implied that it might be necessary to copy > the boot "stuff" again and re-do the steps in Windows. Is this correct? > Personally, I would have thought that it wouldn't make a difference, i'm > only upgrading the sets and packages afterall. > > I'd be grateful if someone would be able to confirm before I go ahead > and do the upgrade. > > Cheers, Jamie. > > I dual boot. As long as both Windows and OpenBSD have been booted multiple times and you used Windows 7 boot manager, it should be fine. Windows may sometimes fiddle with the MBR record, but both don't fiddle with it once the initial setup is completed. Follow the FAQ closely and you are good.
