Subject: Re: mbr_bootsel and booting from >30GB
To: None <port-i386@netbsd.org>
From: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
List: port-i386
Date: 03/15/2002 10:48:57
On Fri, Mar 15, 2002 at 09:06:41AM +0100, Christoph Kaegi wrote:
> I used to have a raid-1 system with identical disks.
> Now, they can't replace my failed 30GB disk and give me
> a 45GB instead.

<snip>
> 
> I think it should be possible by installing mbr_bootsel on
> both MBRs.
> 
> When booting normaly (no interaction) NetBSD would be loaded
> from Disk1/Raid
> 
> When pressing F5 (2nd Disk), then F2 (2nd Partition), would
> it boot Windows?

Should be ok (nothing can be guaranteed!)
(assuming your system is new enough for the BIOS to support
LBA reads - anything you are running photoshop almost
certainly is)

You don't need the mbr_bootsel code on the 2nd disk - expect
for symmetry.

	David

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David Laight: david@l8s.co.uk