4.9-RELEASE + XP Pro problem

[HOLLOW, CHRISTOPHER]

 >>Just make sure your XP is fully installed first and boots OK
 >>Then install FreeBSD and select the MBR (not 'none' and not 'standard')
 >
 > [snip]
 >
 > Actually, you should choose to install a standard MBR and *not* to use
 > the FreeBSD boot loader in order to accomplish what you describe


Why not choose to use the Boot Loader?  Won't it then load the F1/F2 
boot menu allowing the user to choose which OS they want to boot? 
That's the way I have my 4.8/W2K box config'd.

HTH,

Christopher Hollow

Jud wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:13:35 -0500 (EST), "Jerry McAllister"
> <jerrymc at clunix.cl.msu.edu> said:
> 
>>>Hello All,
>>>
>>>I'm having a hell of a time getting XP Pro and 4.9 on the same drive.
>>>I've tried various ways to get them to co-exist to no avail.
>>>Here's what I'm trying to accomplish;
>>>
>>>30 GB HD total
>>>
>>>First 24 GB = XP
>>>
>>>Last 6 GB = 4.9
>>>
>>>Installed XP first, then 4.9, said NONE at the boot menu during install.
>>
>>There is your problem right there.   
>>You should have selected the full MBR.
>>Then everything would have fallen in place with none of that 
>>other fixboot stuff at all.
>>
>>Just make sure your XP is fully installed first and boots OK
>>Then install FreeBSD and select the MBR (not 'none' and not 'standard')
> 
> [snip]
> 
> Actually, you should choose to install a standard MBR and *not* to use
> the FreeBSD boot loader in order to accomplish what you describe below.
> 
> 
>>>What I want is to have the nt boot loader give the choice to boot into
>>>bsd by using the boot1 -> bootsect.bsd method in boot.ini.
> 
> 
> Read the following FAQ carefully.  If you try it and are unsuccessful,
> come on back here and let us know what happened.
> 
> <URL:
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#NT-BOOTLOADER>
> 
> Jud
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