Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 19:55:17 +0300 From: Jeff Tipton <jeff.t@mail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bootloader/Replace GRUB Message-ID: <51911AF5.702@mail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAL1yNpyWu4X2j6x2z0TDr=F9ETyumib-v=4_Y4W7Jms8xVizGQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAL1yNpyWu4X2j6x2z0TDr=F9ETyumib-v=4_Y4W7Jms8xVizGQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 05/13/2013 19:41, Louis Ciotti wrote: > Hello, > > I replaced a Linux partition on my laptop with FreeBSD. Now it will not > but giving me an GRUB error. I assume I have to remove/replace GRUB, as I > will want to dual boot this with a windows partition. > > So being the FreeBSD newbie that I am I am stumped on what to do to correct > this. > > Thanks, > > Lou > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Hi, If it's an MBR partition, you can boot from a live CD (or installation CD and choose "Live CD"), log in as root and: /sbin/gpart bootcode -b /boot/boot0 ada0 where ada0 is the HDD device. (Check gpart man page for more examples and parameters) This will create a simple boot selector where you can choose between Windows/FreeBSD. There's also grub and grub2 in the ports but I've not tried. -Jeff
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