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From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>
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Subject: Re: i386/17752: Cannot install BTX boot manager
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sheldonh@FreeBSD.org wrote:
> 
> Synopsis: Cannot install BTX boot manager
> 
> Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->dcs
> Responsible-Changed-By: sheldonh
> Responsible-Changed-When: Mon Apr 3 05:52:57 PDT 2000
> Responsible-Changed-Why:
> I think this is Daniel's arena.  Daniel, please let me know if
> I've madea mistake.

This is actually rnordier/jhb arena. Though I can reply to this. Packet
mode is not supported. Installation on partitions above 8 Gb is not
supported. The existing packet mode support in boot0cfg is a work in
progress, and is known to have problems. A mention of it on the FAQ
would be in order, though.

As for the "need" to having an obvious way to undo Windows damage, I
disagree. But, anyway, this is convered on the FAQ:
http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/install.html#AEN480

If the user refrains from making use of the existing recommended
documentation, there is really not much point in expanding it.

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