Have you tried using the Win2k boot selector to boot NetBSD?

dd the bios boot block from your NetBSD disk, copy it somewhere that it can
be read by Windows, and tell Win2k's boot selector to use it by editing
boot.ini, eg.

[boot loader]
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
netbsd=c:\netbsd.bb

[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Professional"
/fastdetect
c:\netbsd.bb="NetBSD"

I'm not sure how to tell the boot block to boot from another disk, you may
need to modify and rebuild it.

g.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: port-i386-owner@netbsd.org [mailto:port-i386-owner@netbsd.org]On
> Behalf Of Arto Huusko
> Sent: Saturday, 19 May 2001 11:44 AM
> To: port-i386@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: bootselector doesn't show up
>
>
> On 18-Tou-01, Manuel wrote:
>
> >> I installed NetBSD/i386 on my WinNT system. It's located at the end of
>
> >> However while booting, this "bootselector" never shows up.
> >> WinNT starts up liek it did before.
> >
> > It installed the boot selector on wd1, I guess you want one on wd0 :)
>
>
> But there appears to be something strange with *my* bootselectors.
> I used to have them working nicely and I could select to boot either
> Win98 (wd0) or NetBSD (wd1). I then went to upgrade 98 to 2000. The
> result was no different, bootselectors still worked correctly.
>
> But, after the inevitable hassles in OS upgrade (when will these stop,
> sometimes I just so hate computers) I first managed to wipe out
> the bootselectors (Win2000 repair console: fixmbr without arguments)
> and then NetBSD boot code (repair console again, fixboot without
> arguments). I then managed to salvage NetBSD into operation and
> after hitting head on the wall and switching IDE configurations...
> things booted fine (my Maxtor doesn't tolerate my Seagate as
> slave drive, and apparently Maxtor ended up having to be master
> in first channel because of w2k... <sigh>)
>
> But no boot selectors to be seen. Currently I'm reduced to BIOS
> boot options to select my OS.
>
> From NetBSD, I have installed boot selector code to both disks
> and configured them properly (after the break down, when everything
> got fixed). No matter which HD I set to boot from BIOS, I see no
> boot selectors. I assume this is because the "fixmbr", but can
> I fix the situation somehow, perhaps?
>
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