From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 13 22:37:00 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEE0116A420 for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:37:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from smtp3.suscom.net (smtp3.suscom.net [64.78.119.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4D0943D5A for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:36:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by smtp3.suscom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 094F221040F for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:25:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtp3.suscom.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp3.suscom.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 10002-01-19 for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:25:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from seibercom.net (ip148.217.susc.suscom.net [216.45.217.148]) by smtp3.suscom.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 1B43F2103AC for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:55:04 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.0.4] (boss [192.168.0.4]) by seibercom.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1DLt2rh083382 for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:55:02 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:55:05 -0500 From: Gerard Seibert To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: gerard@seibercom.net Organization: Seibercom In-Reply-To: <200602131805.k1DI5X5v025606@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <43F0C6D4.1070207@chrismaness.com> <200602131805.k1DI5X5v025606@clunix.cl.msu.edu> X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR nSNPNr*/^~StawWU9KDJ-CT0k$f#@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q Message-Id: <20060213165322.EA7A.GERARD@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.24.01 [en] X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88, clamav-milter version 0.87 on seibercom.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at suscom.net Subject: Re: FreeBSD & Windows Boot? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:37:01 -0000 Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > > If for what ever reason the FreeBSD boot loader does load windows, is > > there a way to repair the windows boot sector? I remember trying this > > in the past with ill results. > > Probably depends on what is wrong. > Probably there is some MS utility that can repair it. > Someone else will have to talk the MS stuff. > > Make sure you understand the different parts. > Your terminology wanders a bit. > > The FreeBSD MBR and not the boot loader would be the only part > that has anything to do with booting a Windos or any non FreeBSD OS. > I think that is what you mean by boot loader though. > The MBR only just recognized that the slice is bootable and reads > in the boot sector and turns over control to it. It does nothing > else with the Win sector or loader. > > ////jerry I could be wrong, but I believe using the MS version of 'fdisk' fixes the problem. Run this command from the C: prompt: fdisk /mbr See if that corrects the problem. -- Gerard