Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:55:05 -0500 From: Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD & Windows Boot? Message-ID: <20060213165322.EA7A.GERARD@seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <200602131805.k1DI5X5v025606@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <43F0C6D4.1070207@chrismaness.com> <200602131805.k1DI5X5v025606@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > > If for what ever reason the FreeBSD boot loader does load windows, is > > there a way to repair the windows boot sector? I remember trying this > > in the past with ill results. > > Probably depends on what is wrong. > Probably there is some MS utility that can repair it. > Someone else will have to talk the MS stuff. > > Make sure you understand the different parts. > Your terminology wanders a bit. > > The FreeBSD MBR and not the boot loader would be the only part > that has anything to do with booting a Windos or any non FreeBSD OS. > I think that is what you mean by boot loader though. > The MBR only just recognized that the slice is bootable and reads > in the boot sector and turns over control to it. It does nothing > else with the Win sector or loader. > > ////jerry I could be wrong, but I believe using the MS version of 'fdisk' fixes the problem. Run this command from the C: prompt: fdisk /mbr See if that corrects the problem. -- Gerard
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