Date: Sat, 05 Oct 1996 12:35:52 -0400 (EDT) From: wb2oyc@cyberenet.net To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>, questions@freebsd.com Subject: Re: boot problem ? Message-ID: <XFMail.961005124450.wb2oyc@cyberenet.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961004194610.1279A-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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On 04-Oct-96 Doug White wrote: >>On Fri, 4 Oct 1996 wb2oyc@cyberenet.net wrote: > >In any case, to reinstall the boot manager: > >1) If you are running Windows95 or NT, find a DOS disk and boot from it. >Win95 and NT lock the MBR while they are running and won't allow you to >install the boot manager. > >2) On the CDROM in /tools or at >ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/(2.1.5-RELEASE?)/tools there is a >"bootinst.exe" utility and boot.bin file. Run bootinst. > >3) Your boot manager is now installed. > Thanks Doug; I'll give that a try on Monday morning when I get back to work! Paul >FreeBSD also provides the OS-BS Boot Manager is booteasy is giving you >pains. OS-BS is a bit more robust than booteasy and may help in your >situaion where booteasy is having trouble finding & booting your disk. > >Doug White | University of Oregon >Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant >http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major ---------------------------------- E-Mail: wb2oyc@cyberenet.net Date: 10/05/96 Time: 12:35:54 This message was sent by XF-Mail ----------------------------------
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