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To: Andreas Ntaflos <ntaflos.andreas@gmx.net>
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Subject: Re: dual-boot problems: ad0=freebsd, ad2=windows but booteasy only boots 
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Windows should only update the MBR on the disk it runs on.
I know I can put Windows first, but that leaves dualbootability subject
to being clobbered by the user any time some errant program wipes out
the MBR when Windows is on disk 0.

I can't imagine FreeBSD can't be disk 0, Windows disk 2 and the system should
dula boot, so I'll wait for someone to address that scenario, even if I have
to send the client home with the undesirable arrangement in the meantime.

Thanks.

-ecsd@transbay.net

Andreas Ntaflos wrote:
> 
> i had that problem too.
> if i recall correctly, i kinda solved it by leaving the windows-disk on the primary
> master channel, and having the MBR on that disk.
> 
> i dont know an other way to solve this, and when reinstalling windows, it overwrites
> the MBR anyway with its own entries, no matter which disk it is, AFAIK.
> ...
> dont know if this helps, anyway


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