Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 22:46:23 -0600 (CST) From: John Kenagy <jktheowl@bga.com> To: Casper <casper@acc.am> Cc: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl>, questions freebsd <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: boot sector restoration Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.981227224013.3966L-100000@barnowl> In-Reply-To: <368662BC.B45DDE3E@acc.am>
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Thanks to both! I could not remember the "undocumented feature" (its like so much of what comes from Redmond...) Lest anyone think FreeBSD installs are hard, try NT again. Maybe there are some issues but FreeBSD at least works! Thanks team! John On Sun, 27 Dec 1998, Casper wrote: > Or use bootinst programm from FreeBSD/tools , if you want to restore BootEasy > bootmanager . > > Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote: > > > > On 27-Dec-98 John Kenagy wrote: > > > > > I find I must put a dos partition back on a machine I had dedicated > > > to FreeBSD. > > > > > > It seems that the boot sector (I'm pushing the envelope of my limited > > > knowlege here) is gone. The error is "no bootable partition." > > > > Use Mickeysoft's undocumented option: > > > > fdisk /mbr restores the Master Boot Record... Have, ehm, fun =P > > > > --- > > Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven Life is the only Pain > > asmodai(at)wxs.nl we endeavour... > > Network/Security Specialist <http://home.wxs.nl/~asmodai>; > > BSD & picoBSD: The Power to Serve <http://www.freebsd.org>; > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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