Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 17:08:46 +0900 From: FreeBSD MailingLists <freebsd.ml@gmail.com> To: questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: installing boot0 via dd Message-ID: <ded8d717050531010831063f06@mail.gmail.com>
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I have a sony Vaio U50. It's a pretty cool device but sony seems to be locking out non-Sony floppy/cdrom drive during the boot process.=20 As a result I can't use either of my usb-floppy or usb-cdrom drive, even though the bios boot order is set to try floppy, optical drive, then HDD. I want to install boot0 onto the MBR so at least i'll have the option of booting from a second harddrive. Here is what I am thinking... 1) go to a different freebsd box with boot0 already installed. 2) use dd to grab a image file of the MBR 3) boot into knoppix on the machine (i already have it installed on the HDD= ) 4) use dd to load the image file to the MBR can someone tell me if the following commands are correct for grabbing and reloading the MBR? 1) on Freebsd: dd if=3D/dev/ad0 of=3Dboot0file bs=3D1b count=3D1 2) on knoppix: dd if=3Dboot0file of=3D/dev/hda bs=3D1b count=3D1
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