Re: Default MBR boot "manager"

2013-11-11 Thread Nathan Whitehorn
On 11/11/13 18:22, Julian Elischer wrote: On 11/11/13, 1:32 PM, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: On 11/11/13 15:19, Teske, Devin wrote: Topic: Lenovo Laptops and bsdinstall zfsboot with MBR layout... Should we do the quick patch to change the default from /boot/boot0 to /boot/mbr: Index: zfsboot =

Re: Default MBR boot "manager"

2013-11-11 Thread Julian Elischer
code 3. boot0 Unifying 1 and 2 would help a lot -- I don't know of any reason we need both except for tradition. #3 is probably best done as a post-install config step ("Install FreeBSD boot manager" or something), which also means it works for UFS systems. -Nathan ___

Re: Default MBR boot "manager"

2013-11-11 Thread Julian Elischer
a lot -- I don't know of any reason we need both except for tradition. #3 is probably best done as a post-install config step ("Install FreeBSD boot manager" or something), which also means it works for UFS systems. -Nathan ___ freeb

Re: Default MBR boot "manager"

2013-11-11 Thread Teske, Devin
e selection menu. >>>>>> I'd like to take my time in making sure Allan and I design >>>>>> a worthy bootcode selection menu. >>>>> This patch looks good (I don't remember why it was boot0 in the first >>>>> place). I thin

Re: Default MBR boot "manager"

2013-11-11 Thread Nathan Whitehorn
ve three kinds of boot code: 1. ZFS boot code 2. UFS boot code 3. boot0 Unifying 1 and 2 would help a lot -- I don't know of any reason we need both except for tradition. #3 is probably best done as a post-install config step ("Install FreeBSD boot manager" or something), which

Re: Default MBR boot "manager"

2013-11-11 Thread Teske, Devin
to know if making the diff purely negative >>> still works. >>> >>> On another note, I think we should move away from a selector. Right now, we >>> have three kinds of boot code: >>> 1. ZFS boot code >>> 2. UFS boot code >>> 3. boot0

Re: Default MBR boot "manager"

2013-11-11 Thread Nathan Whitehorn
d help a lot -- I don't know of any reason we need both except for tradition. #3 is probably best done as a post-install config step ("Install FreeBSD boot manager" or something), which also means it works for UFS systems. Well, I'm sensitive to the fact that sysinstall offe

Re: Default MBR boot "manager"

2013-11-11 Thread Allan Jude
part automatically installs something like /boot/mbr by >> default, so I'd be interested to know if making the diff purely negative >> still works. >> >> On another note, I think we should move away from a selector. Right now, we >> have three kinds of boot code

Re: Default MBR boot "manager"

2013-11-11 Thread Teske, Devin
still works. > > On another note, I think we should move away from a selector. Right now, we > have three kinds of boot code: > 1. ZFS boot code > 2. UFS boot code > 3. boot0 > > Unifying 1 and 2 would help a lot -- I don't know of any reason we need both > excep

Re: Default MBR boot "manager"

2013-11-11 Thread Allan Jude
interested to know if making the diff purely >>> negative still works. >>> >>> On another note, I think we should move away from a selector. Right >>> now, we have three kinds of boot code: >>> 1. ZFS boot code >>> 2. UFS boot code >>> 3. boot

Re: Default MBR boot "manager"

2013-11-11 Thread Nathan Whitehorn
ot -- I don't know of any reason we need both except for tradition. #3 is probably best done as a post-install config step ("Install FreeBSD boot manager" or something), which also means it works for UFS systems. -Nathan ___ freebsd-curre

Re: Default MBR boot "manager"

2013-11-11 Thread Allan Jude
ely > negative still works. > > On another note, I think we should move away from a selector. Right > now, we have three kinds of boot code: > 1. ZFS boot code > 2. UFS boot code > 3. boot0 > > Unifying 1 and 2 would help a lot -- I don't know of any reason we >

Re: Default MBR boot "manager"

2013-11-11 Thread Nathan Whitehorn
probably best done as a post-install config step ("Install FreeBSD boot manager" or something), which also means it works for UFS systems. -Nathan ___ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freeb

Re: Default MBR boot "manager"

2013-11-11 Thread Allan Jude
Lenovo laptops for the next > release until I finish up the bootcode selection menu. > I'd like to take my time in making sure Allan and I design > a worthy bootcode selection menu. These seems like the best approach for now, based on the feedback I have gotten from people wit

Default MBR boot "manager"

2013-11-11 Thread Teske, Devin
Topic: Lenovo Laptops and bsdinstall zfsboot with MBR layout... Should we do the quick patch to change the default from /boot/boot0 to /boot/mbr: Index: zfsboot === --- zfsboot (revision 258016) +++ zfsboot (working copy) @@

Re: Boot Manager

2000-06-10 Thread Doug White
On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, John Hengstler wrote: > Greetings, > > What is the quick way to restore the boot manager (dual os). Lost it when I > reloaded Win98. man boot0cfg Doug White| FreeBSD: The Power to Serve [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.FreeBSD.org To Unsub

Boot Manager

2000-06-09 Thread John Hengstler
Greetings, What is the quick way to restore the boot manager (dual os). Lost it when I reloaded Win98. Have 4.0 CD, machine running 5.0-current. John Hengstler To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message

Re: Boot Manager says F1 ?? for WINNT

1999-06-30 Thread Ilya Naumov
ÓÒ , 30 ÉÀÎ 1999, Thomas Dean ÎÁÐÉÓÁÌ: > I installed -current on a notebook with WINNT on the disk. The > notebook has the ide disk limitation. So, I chopped the disk do get > around it. Maybe I should buy a new notebook, but, this one works. > > Everything worked OK, except t

Re: Boot Manager says F1 ?? for WINNT

1999-06-29 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Jun 29), Thomas Dean said: > I installed -current on a notebook with WINNT on the disk. The > notebook has the ide disk limitation. So, I chopped the disk do get > around it. Maybe I should buy a new notebook, but, this one works. > > Everything worked OK,

RE: Boot Manager says F1 ?? for WINNT

1999-06-29 Thread John Baldwin
On 30-Jun-99 Thomas Dean wrote: > I installed -current on a notebook with WINNT on the disk. The > notebook has the ide disk limitation. So, I chopped the disk do get > around it. Maybe I should buy a new notebook, but, this one works. > > Everything worked OK, except the b

Boot Manager says F1 ?? for WINNT

1999-06-29 Thread Thomas Dean
I installed -current on a notebook with WINNT on the disk. The notebook has the ide disk limitation. So, I chopped the disk do get around it. Maybe I should buy a new notebook, but, this one works. Everything worked OK, except the boot manager. I get: F1 ?? F2 FreeBSD F3 ?? F4