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From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Booting FreeBSD from NT boot manager?
Date: 17 Oct 1996 08:56:23 +0100
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In article <53tji4$925@bart.rogerswave.ca>,
	mfrisch@rogerswave.ca (Mike Frisch) writes:
:         Does anybody know if it's possible to boot FreeBSD from the NT 
: boot manager?  Currently, I am booting FreeBSD from a floppy disk, but 
: it'd be great if I could put it on my boot manager menu.

NTs manager is either brain-dead or badly documented.  I couldn't get
it to boot FreeBSD.  You can always install another boot manager in
front of NTs.

-- 
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
      <http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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