----- Original Message -----

> On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 05:36:34PM +0200, Petros Sidiropoulos wrote:
> > hello,
> >   I've just install NetBSD 1.4.2 on my computer, but i don't know how to
> > boot because I install it in the second
> > hard disk, and of course only the first hard  disk is bootable. Maybe if
i
> > could create a boot floppy but how?
> > Any hints ? pls help me out.
> >
> > My partition table looks like this :
> > wd0: (first IDE hd)
> > 1 : fat32 (12GB)
> > 2 : solaris (5GB)
> > 3 : x86 boot (10MB)
> > 4 : ext2fs (Linux) (2GB)
> >
> > wd1: (second IDE hd)
> > 1 : NetBSD (the fresh installation but bootless for now) (6GB)
> > 2: ext2fs (1GB)
> > 3: GNU/Hurd (800MB)
> > 4: Linux swap (200MB)
>
> First, take a look at
>
> http://www.de.netbsd.org/Ports/i386/faq.html#dual_boot
>
> I haven't tried OS-BS for 2nd disk, but I suspect it works, but either way
> the second method using NetBSD's mbr_bootsel is meant to boot from any
> partition on any disk..

That's not help me much I tried to install Bootselector but a fatal error
occure. The only think I want is to have a BOOT FLOPPY from which i could
boot NetBSD, I don't want to change the mbr cause i met a lot of problem to
achive my computer to boot windows,Solaris, Linux, Hurd.

thank you

/Petros < pesid@kav.forthnet.gr >