how to dual boot

[Jerry McAllister]

> 
> At 07:39 PM 12/16/2005, Jerry McAllister wrote:
> 
> >You need to read the documentation better.
> 
> Or at all. :)  Was hoping it would just magically guide me through it. Not 
> a critical box of mine of course.
> 
> >It tells you that you should install Microsloth first and then FreeBSD.
> 
> Did that, lost MS so reinstalled it.
> 
> >But, FreeBSD is more sophisticated and also more friendly to the rest
> >of the world and, first of all, asks if you want an MBR installed in
> >the sector 0 and then if you go ahead and write FreeBSD's MBR, it will
> >give you a choice of bootable slices to boot, including MS if present.
> 
> Ok, I'll read the docs and reinstall FBSD. That's no problem, I hope.
> 
> Here is the problem. This is my kids' computer and they insist on 
> installing XP. So we keep doing 30 day trials. On the bright side they've 
> all learned to install the OS. Sounds like I'll have problems though 
> keeping a FreeBSD install on there if Windows has to be reinstalled every 
> 30 days.

Oh well, such is life in the fast lane.
Have fun.

////jerry

> Yuck.
> 
> Marty
>