Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 16:32:43 -0700 From: "Doug Wilson" <want_2_learn_freebsd@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: rem*ve bootloader Message-ID: <DAV31F4PbpSJqCn16Si000040cf@hotmail.com> References: <200105062324.QAA29047@avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net>
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Or http://www.users.intercom.com/~ranish/part/ Or http://www.xosl.org/ Doug. ----- Original Message ----- From: "dave" <dleimbac@earthlink.net> To: "Andrew Hesford" <ajh3@chmod.ath.cx>; "Darren Wyn Rees" <merlin@netlink.co.uk> > > > Get GRUB! > > GRand Unified Bootloader... > > Its the best one I've seen/used. > > Dave > On Sun, 6 May 2001, Andrew Hesford wrote: > > Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 18:20:24 -0500 > > To: Darren Wyn Rees <merlin@netlink.co.uk> > > > > On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 11:29:17PM +0100, Darren Wyn Rees wrote: > > > How can I rem*ve the FreeBSD bootloader ? I seem to have > > > accidentally installed it and it's getting in the way. > > > > > > I'm trying to set up a multiboot HD with > > > FreeBSD/OpenBSD/LinuxDistro1/LinuxDistro2/NetBSD/Windows2000. > > > > > > I've got Windows2000/LinuxDistro1/OpenBSD working okay thus far. > > > > What is this "rem*ve"? Are you scared we will bite if you want to remove > > your bootloader? > > > > There is no way to remove your bootloader. You just have to overwrite it > > with another one. Which makes sense, if you think about it... removing > > one without installing another one leaves the disk unbootable. > > > > If you are thinking about replacing it with LILO, don't, because LILO is > > a horrible thing. If you need a Windows bootloader, you used to be able > > to run `fdisk /mbr` or something like that... I don't know about that > > nowadays. > > > > -- > > Andrew Hesford > > ajh3@chmod.ath.cx To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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