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Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 07:00:01 +1000 (EST)
From: Andrew <perrya@python.shoal.net.au>
To: Michael Costa <mcosta@peakaccess.net>
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Subject: Re: the F1..dos prompt
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This just means you have installed booteasy. To remove it use the dos
command fdisk/mbr

Andrew Perry

On Sat, 23 Aug 1997, Michael Costa wrote:

> Date: Sat, 23 Aug 1997 12:45:47 -0400
> From: Michael Costa <mcosta@peakaccess.net>
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: the F1..dos prompt
> 
> I installed FreeBSD on a HDD and i decided i wanted to use it for a dos HDD
> but it still gives me the   F1  dos
>                F?        promt when i turn it on. How do I get rid of it?  I
> formatted the HDD with the unconditional option and it still doesn't work.
>                                         Thanks
>                                             Mike
> 
>