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Subject: Re: 9.1-RC2 - could it be that the installer does not write the MBR?
From: Brandon Allbery <allbery.b@gmail.com>
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On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 5:31 AM, Kimmo Paasiala <kpaasial@gmail.com> wrote:

> Such question does not make sense if the disk is GPT partitioned which
> is the default now. The boot loader is installed on a separate
> freebsd-boot partition and the MBR of the disk contains a special
> "protective MBR".


And what is supposed to happen if the disk has an existing MBR and existing
partitions?

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