From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 5 21:15:16 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3E2516A420 for ; Sun, 5 Feb 2006 21:15:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com) Received: from mta10.adelphia.net (mta10.adelphia.net [68.168.78.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3990743D4C for ; Sun, 5 Feb 2006 21:15:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com) Received: from barbish ([69.172.31.117]) by mta10.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with SMTP id <20060205211515.GADS18877.mta10.adelphia.net@barbish>; Sun, 5 Feb 2006 16:15:15 -0500 From: "fbsd_user" To: "=?iso-8859-1?B?Qmr2cm4gS/ZuaWc=?=" , "Peter" Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 16:15:14 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <43E665B0.5000501@cs.tu-berlin.de> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: RE: how do I create partitions? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 21:15:16 -0000 This is a windows question. You say nothing about putting FreeBSD on the pc. Windows has it's own fdisk program. Create a bootable windows floppy and copy fdisk and format programs to the floppy. Boot from the floppy and run fdisk /mbr to rewrite the mbr record. or just use the fdisk pgm to allocate your partitions and then format then, doing this will recreate the mbr record also. One very inportant note. Doing this will shit can you windows system on the hard drive and you will have to do a reinstall or a stand alone dos restore of your ghost backup if you have that software product. The windows install cd has as its first option to run fdisk to partition your hard drive. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Björn König Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 3:53 PM To: Peter Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: how do I create partitions? Peter schrieb: > Given that, on a windows client, I have backed up the partition the OS and > its applications reside on. > Given that the client's disk becomes unusable. > Given that I can recreate the correct partition size and type with this > CD. > > What is the best way to set up the MBR of the windows client so it will > boot? An aborted Windows install? I'm not sure what you are trying to do. sysinstall's fdisk programm which is on the CD writes suitable boot code to the MBR if you want it. Björn _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"