Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 08:05:14 +0000 From: sgreven@erm1.mpu.gov.za To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Re-installing the boot manager Message-ID: <199803230615.IAA27308@thor.mpu.gov.za> In-Reply-To: <3515D877.4012955F@scitec.com.au>
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> I had FreeBSD 2.2.5 installed on a notebook and went and installed > Win95 on another partition. However in typical style Win95 wiped > the boot menu. Now I know how to get back the standard FreeBSD > bootblock using "disklabel -B", but how do I get back the bootmenu > that allows me to select which OS to boot with a function key? > After doing much the same thing, (and spending weeks trying to fix it ..... and eventually re-installing, :) ... I found that the answer to this question lies in the FAQ on www.freebsd.org . it requires a re-install of the bootmanager only. in the FreeBSD installation tree, you will find a file called /pub/FreeBSD/???-RELEASE/tools/bootinst.exe , just run that on your DOS partition, and get backk your boot manager, ..that is assuming you are using the standard boot manager :) Regards Sean Sean Greven Principle Data Technologist Mpumalanga Provincial Government 082 893 5573 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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