Subject: Re: dual booting with win2k
To: Bernd Limbach <BeLi@aventa.de>
From: BRAD S. DREISBACH <bradd@ameri.ca>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 02/10/2001 11:41:21
I got it to work by using a linux bootdisk and linux fdisk to

change the netbsd partition label to the generic bsd label instead of
NetBSD1.5 as the partition label.

It complains of "OLD PARTITION TYPE" when booting, but works fine.
-b

On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Bernd Limbach wrote:

!Hi!
!
!> Windows 200 could not start because of a computer disk hardware
!configuration
!> problem.  Could not read from selected boot disk.  Check boot path and
!disk
!> hardware.
!
!Actually I am not sure what exactly happened, but is there maybe some
!trouble with the MBR? I do not know the detail of Win2k & other boot
!loaders.
!
!Two more questions comes to my mind:
!- Which boot selector do you use? (NetBSD OS-BS?)
!- Have you already tried to use the Win2k (aka WinNT ?) boot loader? (Is a
!FAQ question!)
!
!I hope to get some time later (in about 2 weeks) to give NetBSd on my Laptop
!(Dell Inspiron 4000) a try, with preinstalled installed Win2k. Has anybody
!any hints?
!
!Jeremy, I haven't forgotten your info page, must check it again and will
!submit as soon as it's working.
!
!MfG, Best regards, Tchau!
!Bernd
!--
!E-Mail: BeLi@aventa.de & BeLi@ScoutNet.de
!