Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 21:00:12 -0700 From: "Darren Pilgrim" <dmp@bitfreak.org> To: "'Andrey Chernov'" <ache@nagual.pp.ru>, "'Daniel O'Connor'" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Can't change partition table anymore Message-ID: <002a01c538ca$d12d8de0$142a15ac@Spud6000> In-Reply-To: <20050404025705.GA48464@nagual.pp.ru>
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From: Andrey Chernov >=20 > Is there any purpose left for being root anymore? Yes, to run pkgadd sudo. :) > > Use boot0cfg and the FreeBSD bootloader instead? >=20 > boot0cfg not works (I assume the reason is the same). >=20 > I can't write FreeBSD bootloader because reinstalled Windows overwrite = it=20 > with standard MBR and sysinstall don't allow to write bootloader = anymore.=20 > The only thing I not try yet in that situation was 'dd' - I was too = lasy=20 > to find needed byte. The MBR is the first sector of the disk. FWIW, if you're coexisting = with Windows, it's easier to let Windows have its way with the MBR and use Windows' own boot loader. The setup is simple, copy a boot sector and = edit a text file, and Windows won't mess with it.
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