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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 12:28:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: glen worstell <worstell@siriusnet.net>
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Subject: misc/44471: 4.6 install writes MBR even when specified not to. Creams prior w2k install.
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>Number:         44471
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       4.6 install writes MBR even when specified not to. Creams prior w2k install.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Oct 25 12:30:01 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     glen worstell
>Release:        4.6
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
during install, when instructed not to write MBR the install does it anyway. It is not possible to properly restore the MBR using the windows 2000 recovery procedure - I am not sure why.

This is a very serious bug, because it destroys a previous installation of w2k.

Is this fixed in 4.7? I am very leery of trying freeBSD again, after wasting many, many hours trying to get a proper install.
    
>How-To-Repeat:
 Install windows 2000, then install 4.6, specify not to write to MBR.     
>Fix:
      
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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