From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 25 12:48:35 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: 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 9758016A401 for ; Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:48:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69A3D13C4B9 for ; Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:48:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l2PCleto036015; Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:47:40 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l2PCldox036014; Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:47:40 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:47:39 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Jim Priovolos Message-ID: <20070325124739.GA35974@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <614483.30734.qm@web56402.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <614483.30734.qm@web56402.mail.re3.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Remove FreeBSD Boot Manager 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, 25 Mar 2007 12:48:35 -0000 On Sat, Mar 24, 2007 at 06:06:51PM -0700, Jim Priovolos wrote: > How can I remove the FreeBSD boot manager? > > My disk is full with an NTFS partition or slice and there was only room > for 7 meg of anything else. The only thing that is installed now is the > boot manager that asks if I want to start in Windows or BSD. I'd like to > get rid of that until I can figure out how to shrink the partition. > You need some sort of boot manager. You can figure out how to write the MS one back there or just leave the FreeBSD MBR there or find another favorite one to put there. The only problem with the FreeBSD MBR is that it displays ??? for bootable NTFS file systems rather than something that looks like NTFS or Win-XP, or whatever. ////jerry > Thanks, > Jim > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"