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Date:      Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:32:37 +0000
From:      Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com>
To:        Alex Mayfield <alexmayfield@carolina.rr.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Can't seem to boot from 6.0-RELEASE
Message-ID:  <44058655.2070501@dial.pipex.com>
In-Reply-To: <4404F053.6060107@carolina.rr.com>
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Alex Mayfield wrote:

> Next, Use "Load Fail-Safe Defaults" and try FreeBSD.
>
> This worked.  It booted fine, I got FreeBSD set up, X set up, some 
> programs set up and sound working after going back into the BIOS and 
> turning sound and USB and other vital stuff back on.  I'm only running 
> into a few problems, such as my BIOS complaining every time I run the 
> bootloader about the MBR changing, and the fact that I have to use ESC 
> instead of ALT to change windows in irssi.  But nothing I can't figure 
> out on my own.  Thank you all for your help.

Glad you got there.  Re: MBR.  Most BIOSes have some option about boot 
block virus protection which could cause what you describe.

--Alex




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