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Date:      15 Jan 2004 09:22:06 -0500
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: choice of boot manager
Message-ID:  <44vfndl2b5.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <1074139605.400611d5e09cf@natzo.com>
References:  <OF7A30AE72.B3914AE7-ON88256E1B.005A6720@dot.ca.gov> <000801c3db10$e65cffc0$a4b826cb@goo> <1074139605.400611d5e09cf@natzo.com>

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dany_list@natzo.com writes:

> My preference goes to "Smart Boot Manager" http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/
[snip]
> No need for any partition, just install the full app into MBR. If something goes
> wrong, boot from floppy and re-install.

It doesn't fit into the MBR; the MBR is only 512 bytes.  The standard
FreeBSD boot manager fits into the MBR, but I don't know of any others
that do.  The "Smart Boot Manager" puts most of itself in the first
track of the drive, which is normally reserved and unused.



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