Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 05:46:43 +0200 (CEST) From: Marc Schneiders <marc@oldserver.demon.nl> To: Greg W <greg@ausit.com> Cc: "'questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Master Boot Record Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910260534360.31747-100000@propro.oldserver.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: <199910261325050680.09682B27@mail.ausit.com>
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On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Greg W wrote:
> Get something called GAG ..... a very small boot partition manager
>
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
>
> On 25/10/99 at 20:58 Stapley, Peter J. wrote:
>
> >Hmm let's say I have FreeBSD installed and I install Win98 on the second
> >partition cuz I have to, how do I get my Boot manager back when 98 wipes
> it
> >out? After installing 98 I don't get the boot manager anymore, I am
> assuming
> >98 overwrote the MBR.
> >Thanks
>
There is a very useful bootmanager included with FreeBSD. You can
(re)install it from DOS (or Windows). It is in the tools directory
(IIRC). It is called bootinst.exe.
I use it also for PC's on which there are two OS, none of which is
FreeBSD :-)
Marc Schneiders || In re tam justa
|| nulla est deliberatio!
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