Date: 05 Jul 2003 12:41:02 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com> To: email@edylie.net Cc: FreeBSD-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: [RTFM response] Re: How to disable FreeBSD Boot Manager ? Message-ID: <44fzllkjtt.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <1057391582.1638.2.camel@ps2.consoledojo.com> References: <1057391582.1638.2.camel@ps2.consoledojo.com>
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Edy Lie <email@edylie.net> writes:
> I would like to revert to regular boot instead of using the Boot
> Manager.
>
> Any idea ?
It's in the FAQ.
To return a ``dangerously dedicated'' disk for normal PC use, there are
basically two options. The first is, you write enough NULL bytes over the
MBR to make any subsequent installation believe this to be a blank disk.
You can do this for example with
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rda0 count=15
Alternatively, the undocumented DOS ``feature''
C:\> fdisk /mbr
will to install a new master boot record as well, thus clobbering the BSD
bootstrap.
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