From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 3 19:17:02 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84F0416A400 for ; Sun, 3 Jun 2007 19:17:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from host222.ipowerweb.com (host222.ipowerweb.com [66.235.210.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6746F13C480 for ; Sun, 3 Jun 2007 19:17:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 47707 invoked from network); 3 Jun 2007 19:13:54 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO demeter.hydra) (24.9.123.251) by host222.ipowerweb.com with SMTP; 3 Jun 2007 19:13:54 -0000 Received: from demeter.hydra (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l53JH09l067171 for ; Sun, 3 Jun 2007 13:17:00 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (from ren@localhost) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l53JH0Wn067170 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 3 Jun 2007 13:17:00 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) X-Authentication-Warning: demeter.hydra: ren set sender to perrin@apotheon.com using -f Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 13:17:00 -0600 From: Chad Perrin To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20070603191700.GC66889@demeter.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Questions Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Subject: repear a FreeBSD install X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:17:02 -0000 Someone I know tried installing Slackware on a Thinkpad R52 to create a triple-boot system (MS Windows and FreeBSD 6.2 as the other two, already present on the system). The Slackware install didn't get very far (the installer is less than helpful -- wouldn't recognize a swap partition at all), but apparently it got far enough to break the FreeBSD install. Any tips, hints, and suggestions about how exactly to go about fixing the FreeBSD install (without overwriting the home partition and losing the installed system configuration to minimize time lost getting things back to "normal") would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] MacUser, Nov. 1990: "There comes a time in the history of any project when it becomes necessary to shoot the engineers and begin production."