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Date:      Tue, 31 Aug 1999 10:05:07 +0200
From:      Evren Yurteen <yurtesen@ispro.net.tr>
To:        Marc Silver <marcs@is.co.za>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Boot loader question
Message-ID:  <37CB8CB3.B9917123@ispro.net.tr>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908310836360.2192-100000@gummi.is.co.za>

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see the FAQ

 http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/install.html#AEN458

there are 2 ways to restore it...(as mentioned in the FAQ)

Marc Silver wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I am running 3.2-RELEASE at home, and also Win98 on a dual boot.  Three
> days ago, my Win98 crashed completely, and I was unable to log into
> Windows (geez, what a surprise).  I took the opportunity and reloaded my
> machine with 98SE, but upon reboot I noticed that the bootstrap loader
> doesn't come up anymore, and I am now simply booted straight into Windows
> without being asked which OS I'd like to boot into.  ALL my serious
> information is on my BSD partition, and I would hate to lose it all.
>
> My question to everyone is:  How do I get the boot loader back without
> re-installing?  Any help here would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks for your help in advance,
> Marc
>
> Marc Silver
> IS Hosting Infrastructure
> The Internet Solution
> Tel: (+27 11) 283 5500
> Fax: (+27 11) 283 5001
> E-mail: marcs@is.co.za
> Web: www.is.co.za
>
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