cannot see Windows after installing FreeBSD

Chris racerx at makeworld.com
Sat Sep 25 10:33:04 PDT 2004


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 <malcolm.kay at internode.on.net> 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

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