Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 18:26:21 CDT From: dave <dleimbac@earthlink.net> To: Andrew Hesford <ajh3@chmod.ath.cx>, Darren Wyn Rees <merlin@netlink.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rem*ve bootloader Message-ID: <200105062324.QAA29047@avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net>
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Get GRUB! GRand Unified Bootloader... Its the best one I've seen/used. Dave On Sun, 6 May 2001, Andrew Hesford wrote: > Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 18:20:24 -0500 > To: Darren Wyn Rees <merlin@netlink.co.uk> > From: Andrew Hesford <ajh3@chmod.ath.cx> > Subject: Re: rem*ve bootloader > > On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 11:29:17PM +0100, Darren Wyn Rees wrote: > > How can I rem*ve the FreeBSD bootloader ? I seem to have > > accidentally installed it and it's getting in the way. > > > > I'm trying to set up a multiboot HD with > > FreeBSD/OpenBSD/LinuxDistro1/LinuxDistro2/NetBSD/Windows2000. > > > > I've got Windows2000/LinuxDistro1/OpenBSD working okay thus far. > > What is this "rem*ve"? Are you scared we will bite if you want to remove > your bootloader? > > There is no way to remove your bootloader. You just have to overwrite it > with another one. Which makes sense, if you think about it... removing > one without installing another one leaves the disk unbootable. > > If you are thinking about replacing it with LILO, don't, because LILO is > a horrible thing. If you need a Windows bootloader, you used to be able > to run `fdisk /mbr` or something like that... I don't know about that > nowadays. > > -- > Andrew Hesford > ajh3@chmod.ath.cx > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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