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Subject: Re: FIXIT CD and Non-Bootable CDROM
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Rishi Chopra <rchopra@cal.berkeley.edu> writes:

> Is it possible to boot the FreeBSD FIXIT CD from a non-bootable CDROM
> drive, by using a FreeBSD boot disk or something similar?

Sure.  You boot the floppies the same way as for an install, and you
will be given an option menu.  Along with the various install choices
will be a "fixit" entry.