Re: dual boot winxp and FreeBSD boot menu

From: Mike Maltese (mike_at_pcmedx.com)
Date: 08/08/03

  • Next message: Alden Louis-Pierre: "Question about the ln command" 
    To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 17:55:06 -0700

    I think this is normal. I have a dual-boot Win2K/FreeBSD box and the NTFS
    partition is also represented by ???. FAT partitions show up as DOS or
    MS-DOS I believe. I remember looking into this also, but I think it's
    hard-coded. Maybe you could install GRUB and use that as your boot loader?

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "John Cessor" <jfcessor@cox.net>
    To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org>
    Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 5:38 PM
    Subject: dual boot winxp and FreeBSD boot menu

    > Hello
    > I have just finished installing FreeBSD 5.1 on a second hard
    > drive, windows XP is on the first. I installed the boot loader on
    > the MBR and everything works great, however when I boot the
    > computer up I see that windows is represented by ??? I have
    > looked around some on the internet but havent found the name of
    > the file that will allow me to define what is there. Can anyone
    > point me in the correct direction?
    > Thanks
    > JohnC
    >
    >
    > _______________________________________________
    > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list
    > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies
    > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"

    _______________________________________________
    freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list
    http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies
    To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"

  • Next message: Alden Louis-Pierre: "Question about the ln command"

    Relevant Pages

    • Re: Start Menu, Icons Not Appearing
      ... Also, make sure your system has no malware, download, install and run Ad ... Assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive, ... To Setup Windows XP now, ... To Repair a Windows XP Installation using Recovery Console press R. ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.accessibility)
    • Re: Cannot Boot Into any Option for Safe Mode
      ... NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM from the original XP CD maybe help? ... How To Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP ... An upgrade will probably not fix anything where a clean install might. ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)
    • Re: WINDOWS XP WONT BOOT
      ... you can to a repair install but you cannot do it ... Now, if a retail disk doesn't work, you could install XP to a different ... When I rebooted, it told me to hit> any key to start CD ROM boot and then it went back into> the same old screen as I originally described. ... The disc I was using> was the Windows XP disc that came with my Dell but since I> bought it, the hard drive had to be changed and I now have ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.accessibility)
    • Re: PLEASE HELP: 2 ERROR MESSAGES
      ... The advice to do a repair install, turned out to be a grievous and expensive ... The repair install caused a corruption and windows became ... It seems as though it would not boot from the CD ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
    • Re: Automatic Downloads Activation Issues
      ... repair install as follows: ... NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data files intact, if ... Assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive and you have an ... with the option to setup Windows or Repair Windows Installation ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.accessibility)