From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 9 14:53:59 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 880251065673 for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2009 14:53:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gpeel@thenetnow.com) Received: from thenetnow.com (constellation.thenetnow.com [65.39.193.155]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D7468FC0C for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2009 14:53:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gpeel@thenetnow.com) Received: from hpeel.ody.ca ([216.240.12.2] helo=GRANTPC) by constellation.thenetnow.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.63 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1LLIkI-000Dd0-1m; Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:53:58 -0500 Message-ID: <6AEDCF9BC41A4571BCF2FE7F7D5F4376@GRANTPC> From: "Grant Peel" To: "Michael Copeland" References: <4966A975.5050202@ibctech.ca> <4966B8E8.7070001@ibctech.ca> <496762E1.6070107@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:53:51 -0500 Organization: The Net Now Internet Services MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Manager X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Grant Peel List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:53:59 -0000 Hi Mike, I am not at all sure whate you are suggesting here? What I am asking, is, somehting like: Can I reboot the machine with the FreeBSD install disk, and using the sysinstall utility, reinstall the freebsd boot manger so I wind up with: F1 Windows F2 FreeBSD F5 Disk1 -Grant ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Copeland" To: "Grant Peel" Cc: Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 9:44 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Manager > why not just add loader or whatever to the windows boot loader.. unless > you specifically need fbsd boot manager > > Grant Peel wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> For those that have been following this thread: >> >> I now have Norton GoBack uninstalled and un-hooked from the MBR >> -Had to go to Symantec and get a rescue disk, >> -The rescue disk tried to un-hook GOBAck from the MBR, >> -It found the MBR borken (due to the FreeBSD Boot Manager install), >> -So the rescue disk ran all night restoring the original C-Drive, >> >> -As of this morning, I once again have a bottoable windows system, >> -FreeBSD 6.4 is intalled, but, >> >> -I have not boot manager so I cant get to the FReeBSD installation. >> >> Can someone (please!) explain how to install the FreeBSD boot manager >> again? >> >> THanks all, >> >> -Grant >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Bertrand" >> To: "Grant Peel" >> Cc: "Kurt Buff" ; >> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:39 PM >> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Manager >> >> >>> Grant Peel wrote: >>>> So then, >>>> >>>> IF we are able to restore the Windows MBR, and boot into windows, >>>> should >>>> we not be able to boot the machine with a bootable FreeBSD disk, then, >>>> use Sysinstall to restore the FreeBSD boot manager? >>> >>> Yes, that is exactly what I was getting at. >>> >>> Steve >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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" >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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" > _______________________________________________ > 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" > >