Subject: Re: Boot Manager
To: None <port-i386@netbsd.org>
From: Valeriy E. Ushakov <uwe@ptc.spbu.ru>
List: port-i386
Date: 12/04/2005 21:19:55
On Sun, Dec 04, 2005 at 18:26:47 +0100, Carsten Laux wrote:

> I would like to use Windows XP and NetBSD on one machine.  Could
> anybody give me a suggestion of a easy to setup and working Boot
> Manager?
> 
> Or probably other methods are known to Dual Boot both Operating
> Systems?
> 
> I would like to use the Boot Manager from the Hard Drive, not from a
> CD or Floppy Disk.

For a simple dual boot (i.e. you don't need to play partition hiding
tricks etc), you can just use WinXP own boot manager.  Tell sysinst
that you don't want it to install NetBSD boot manager, and under WinXP
use http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm or manually tweak boot.ini

SY, Uwe
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