Filesystem layout with sperated /boot partition

[valentin_nils at be-known-online.com]

Hi Andrew, Andreas and Eric,

Thanks for the replies. I am done for today ;-) (or so)

I learned again that sometimes it is important to know how to search ;-).
Oviously I followed the wrong hints in the first place.

Thanks for the many links and tips.
I am definitely save from now on.

I will give it another couple of installation sessions which should bring me
closer to my destination. ;-)

Thanks anybody for the help.

Best regards

Nils Valentin

http://www.be-known-online.com




Quoting Andrew Reitz <ajr9 at po.cwru.edu>:

>
> On Apr 2, 2006, at 11:16 PM, valentin_nils at be-known-online.com wrote:
>
>> Hi Eric,
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.  I have now a better understanding whats  
>> possible with
>> FreeBSD. One question (last one) which I could not find an answer  to in the
>> online manual is :
>>
>> How would you do a Dual or multi OS boot machine f.e. with Windows  
>> on the first
>> disk, first slice, first partition and FreeBSD on another partition ?
>>
>> Would I need a boot floppy or perhaps its not possible at all ?
>
> Hi Valentin,
>
> Dual booting FreeBSD along with other Operating Systems is definitely 
>  possible. And you're right, I couldn't find any reference to how 
> this  can be done in the Handbook either. :)
>
> Basically, it is my understanding that you will want to add a  
> dedicated FreeBSD partition to your disk, and configure the slices  
> within that partition as you have learned previously. In terms of how 
>  to boot, while you can use a floppy, there are many boot managers,  
> that once configured, are more convenient to use than floppies.
>
> I did a quick google, and found a guide that seems to cover this  
> topic in some depth:
>
> 	http://www.faqs.org/docs/win_bsd/index.htm
>
> Good luck,
> 	-Andy Reitz.
>
>