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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

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