Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 21:57:33 +0200 From: "Patrick O'Reilly" <bsd@perimeter.co.za> To: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1018503724.67c309@mired.org>, Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> Cc: mpd <mpd6334@cs.rit.edu>, FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: MBR, mfsroot.flp, handbook, and list fail me! Message-ID: <200204062154.05155@.perimeter.co.za> In-Reply-To: <15534.35499.959649.111092@guru.mired.org> References: <20020405231938.A16857@rochester.rr.com> <20020406003149.D68445-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> <15534.35499.959649.111092@guru.mired.org>
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On Sat 06 Apr 02 07:42, Mike Meyer wrote: > > On FreeBSD, the equivalent of "fdisk /mbr" is "fdisk -B", or maybe > "fdisk -B ad0". > > <mike Mike, I must beg to differ : I have recently been trying to get the same thing done. I can confirm that "fdisk -B ad0" is safe, as is "boot0cfg -B", but these install the BSD boot manager, which insists on offereing you a menu during the boot process. Peter's question (and mine too now :) is how to "demote" it to the standard mbr which just boots without pausing? Is the DOS Floppy route the only answer ? Patrick. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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