Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 22:55:39 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Emanuel Strobl <Emanuel.strobl@gmx.net> Cc: Paulo Roberto <nirv199@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: removing freebsd bootloader Message-ID: <20050623195539.GD1145@gothmog.gr> In-Reply-To: <200506231931.28860@harrymail> References: <20050623172543.41934.qmail@web31806.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <200506231931.28860@harrymail>
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On 2005-06-23 19:31, Emanuel Strobl <Emanuel.strobl@gmx.net> wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 23. Juni 2005 19:25 schrieb Paulo Roberto: > > Hello, > > How do I remove the FreeBSD bootloader from the MBR without touching > > the slices? > > Without warranty, but fdisk -B should do the trick. I think it keeps the > partition table and replaces the boot code of the MBR. Make sure the XP > slice is marked active, and copy the fdisk output so you can restore it if > anything goes wrong. Correct. You might want to use: # fdisk -B -b /boot/mbr to make sure BootEasy is not installed instead of a plain MBR. Summing it all up in "steps", something like the following would be fine: 1. Make sure the correct partition is 'active'. # fdisk -u /dev/ad0 2. Install plain "MBR" boot code: # fdisk -B -b /boot/mbr 3. Reboot
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