Installing FreeBSD

[Chris]

Peo Nilsson wrote:
> Hi list.
> 
> I´m running Suse linux 10.0 on my i386.
> A couple of years ago I used FreeBSD 5.2
> on another computer.
> 
> Now I want to dual boot Suse 10.0 and FreeBSD 6.1 Release
> using linux grub.
> 
> I just can´t get FreeBSD to boot...
> I have been trying everything I can think of.
> 
> 1) installing FreeBSD as stand alone with/without bootloader.
> => Problems with diskgeometry.
>    Have tried everything I can think of.
> 
> 2) Installing Ms Dos 6.1 as the first OS and FreeBSD as the second OS.
> => MS Dos boot fine.
> => FreeBSD didn´t boot, just dumped the registers (I think it is them).
> 
> 3) Installing Suse 10.0 as the first and FreeBSD as the second OS.
> => Suse boots fine.
> => FreeBSD doesn´t boot, just dumps the registers (I think it is them).
> 
> 
> Right now I have Suse 10.0 and FreeBSD 6.1 Release installed on my
> (single) harddrive wich is an Western Digital at 80G.
> From my BIOS I can´t read how it recognizes the disk geometry.
> 
> 
> 
> This is my /boot/grub/menu.lst:
> 
> # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Sat Nov  4 02:09:30 CET 2006
> 
> color white/blue black/light-gray
> default 0
> timeout 8
> gfxmenu (hd0,1)/boot/message
> 
> ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
> title SUSE LINUX 10.0
>     root (hd0,1)
>     kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 vga=0x31a selinux=0
> resume=/dev/hda1  splash=silent showopts
>     initrd /boot/initrd
> 
> ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name:
> floppy###
> title Floppy
>     chainloader (fd0)+1
> 
> ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name:
> failsafe###
> title Failsafe -- SUSE LINUX 10.0
>     root (hd0,1)
>     kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma
> apm=off acpi=off noresume selinux=0 nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 edd=off 3
>     initrd /boot/initrd
> 
> # Edited by Peo 061104
> title FreeBSD 6.1 Release
>     root (hd0,2,a)
>     kernel /boot/loader
> # End /boot/grub/menu.lst
> 
> 
> Can anyone give me a hint?
> 
> 

The easy answer? Install GAG http://gag.sourceforge.net/

-- 
Best regards,
Chris

Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.