Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 14:31:37 -0500 (EST) From: "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> To: mruhl@cisco.com (Michael J. Ruhl) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: master boot record Message-ID: <199901191931.OAA25081@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> In-Reply-To: <36A4D39A.115F49A3@cisco.com> from "Michael J. Ruhl" at "Jan 19, 99 10:48:58 am"
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Michael J. Ruhl wrote, > Howdy, > > When I installed FreeBSD, I was given the option (at one point) to > > 1) Install with a normal master boot record, > 2) Install with a the boot loader, > 3) Install with no master boot record (or something very similar). > So my question is, why would you want to install with the third > option? :) You might be installing on a non-booting disk. You might be installing over a old FreeBSD version and do not want to change the boot info. And the best reason: Without option 3, FreeBSD would be like M$ Windows (which when it is installed over-writes the boot record without even asking) in that it forces you to change it. -- Crist J. Clark cjclark@home.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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