Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 07:36:54 +0100 From: "Graham Bentley" <admin@cpcnw.co.uk> To: "KENT HAUSER" <kent@khauser.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 7.2 Release kills my XP Dual Boot Message-ID: <383BCA88965A450991ED7CBE7782E9CB@main> References: <238275A7-7886-4532-A46C-ACB535DF16F7@khauser.net>
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> Is there any resolution to this? I had the same problem upgrading from > 7.0 -> 7.2. I've been running FreeBSD dual-boot for over 10 years w/o > this problem in the past. > > I re-ran my fdisk script from an old 6.x boot disk & recovered the XP > partitions, but can't boot 7.2. Re-installing 7.2 kills XP. > > My system disk has 3 partitions: ad0s2 is first (XP recovery). Next is > ad0s1 (XP) followed by FreeBSD. > > Thanks for any input. Kent, I tried for two days every recovery tool I could lay my hands on both open source and proprietary I still could not recover my mangled - well, whatever .... bootsec / mbr / partable In could even do an XP repair, fixmbr, fixboot and almost every disc checker said there was no issues with the sata disc. I have P1[XP-NTFS], EXT1[NTFS], P2[3BSD] I ended up doing a re-install of everything. I then took an image of my boot sector / mbr and partables and held on to my plumbs whilst trying to install 7.2 a second time (I dont like to be defeated!) This time, no probs although I have noticed BTX labled the EXT1 as ? and not DOS as it used to. Currently I cant get £ signs at the console or X but thats another 7.2 story. I only have limited time and may well go back to Slitaz !!!
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