topic Re: can I boot freeBSD using linux GRUB ? in Operating System - Linux

can I boot freeBSD using linux GRUB ?

'chris' — Wed, 26 May 2004 18:23:49 GMT

hi

I have 2 harddisc:

- first MASTER with WIN2000
- second SLAVE with linux SUSE 9.1 und freeBSD
(First I have installed freeBSD und afterwords linux)

my second harddisc looks:
Name Flags Part Type FS Type [Label] Size (MB)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hdb1 Primary Linux ext2 [BOOT] 213.86
hdb5 Logical Linux swap 2155.03
hdb6 Logical Linux ext3 18877.02
hdb3 Boot Primary FreeBSD 10479.01
Primary Free Space 48298.85

I've installed freeBSD with the option:
- None Leave the Master Boot Record untouched

GRUB is installed at the root partition /dev/hdb6 and can boot linux without any problems.

How can I boot freeBSD using GRUB ?

I've tried already with:

title FreeBSD 5.2
root (hd1,3,a)
kernel /boot/loader

at /boot/grub/menu.lst but it doesn't work.

Re: can I boot freeBSD using linux GRUB ?

Tom Ward_1 — Wed, 26 May 2004 19:25:08 GMT

Hello Chris,

I do not know BSD, but I've used GRUB. GRUB's numbering is not the same a linux. It starts at zero, so what you show as hdb3 would be hd1,2. I'm not sure the the "a" is there for.

hda1 in lunix maps to hd0,0 in grub.

Hope that helps,
Tom

Re: can I boot freeBSD using linux GRUB ?

Roberto Polli — Thu, 27 May 2004 04:40:44 GMT

on google
http://geodsoft.com/howto/dualboot/grub.htm

Peace, R.

Re: can I boot freeBSD using linux GRUB ?

Roberto Polli — Thu, 27 May 2004 04:43:11 GMT

Maybe your string would be

title FreeBSD 5.2
root (hd1,2,a)
kernel /boot/loader

hdb3 is hd1,2 with grub

Pax, r.