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Date:      Fri, 5 Apr 2002 23:19:38 -0500
From:      mpd <mpd6334@cs.rit.edu>
To:        Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org>
Subject:   Re: MBR, mfsroot.flp, handbook, and list fail me!
Message-ID:  <20020405231938.A16857@rochester.rr.com>
In-Reply-To: <20020405230924.U68314-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net>; from Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com on Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 11:11:50PM -0500
References:  <20020405230924.U68314-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net>

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On Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 11:11:50PM -0500, Peter Leftwich wrote:
> I posted recently (twice, because the first one bounced back from a
> hostname called something.mz or something.mx) about not being able to
> demote my PC from a multi-MBR manager (master boot record) to just the
> "Standard" MBR so that I won't be prompted with hitting F2 to choose
> FreeBSD.

Well, it's in the FAQ, though not in an obvious place.

> 
> Someone please comment on how to do this (safely)?  Thanks majornessly,

Boot a DOS floppy, and type fdisk /mbr

> 
> --
> Peter Leftwich

mike
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