Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 15:55:40 +0200 From: Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de> To: "Edwin D. Vinas" <xmisoy@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: no freebsd boot loader when re-installed another winXP Message-ID: <20050522155540.28e52c33@localhost> In-Reply-To: <36f5bbba050521234957edd87e@mail.gmail.com> References: <36f5bbba050521234957edd87e@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] "Edwin D. Vinas" <xmisoy@gmail.com> wrote: > i have a running dual-boot (FreeBSD and WinXP) before but when I got > hijacked by a SpyWare, i decided to re-install or repair my WinXP. what > WinXP installer did is it didnt format the current Windows but rather it > added a new bootable WinXP. so now, when the machine boots, it doesnt load > the FreeBSD boot loader but instead two WinXP Professional is being shown. > How do I recover the FreeBSD boot loader? I can't see any F1, F2 or F3 which > allows me to choose which OS to boot. It seems the newly installed WinXP has > removed the FreeBSD boot manager? Boot FreeBSD from CD and use sysinstall or boot0cfg. Fabian -- http://www.fabiankeil.de/ [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCkI9kbmGO+3DrZ9sRAhTwAJ9RBrrjzUZYSq8EymqvMkGv+8iEoACgnIrc VUOnwNlfkEZswZW1qc57+R0= =NlAf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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