Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 14:36:44 +0000 From: Pete Collins <pcollins@ocsny.com> To: "Michael J. Ruhl" <mruhl@cisco.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: master boot record Message-ID: <36A4987C.DD77512C@ocsny.com> References: <36A4D39A.115F49A3@cisco.com>
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so when you are running multiple os's on your machine you don't interfere with the old boot record or you may have another os loader that you like and don't want to mess with i personally boot my freebsd from floppy as not to interfere with the nt os loader it doesn't like being messed with later pete "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). > > I just did a cursory look to try and find more information on this, > but was unsuccessful. > > I understand 1 and 2 (FreeBSD machine, multiple boot machine), > but not the third option. > > So my question is, why would you want to install with the third > option? :) > > Thanks, > > Mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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