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Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:58:38 -0600
From: Joshua Lokken <joshua.lokken@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD trashed after installing Win98SE in lower partition -
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On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 10:42:37 -0600, John <john@starfire.mn.org> wrote:
> My questions have to do with the mess I have left after trying to do
> a dual-boot system with Win98SE and FreeBSD 4.9+.
> 
> After running the FreeBSD system for nearly a year, and loving it,
> I finally got around to digging up the media I needed to do the
> Win98SE install, and my FreeBSD partition is now unbootable.  This,
> obviously, is very disturbing.

You can install the GAG boot manager:

http://gag.sourceforge.net/

and then tell it to boot into either Win98SE or FreeBSD.
It'll work fine with whatever state your existing MBR is in,
within reason.

-- 
Joshua Lokken
Open Source Advocate