Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 23:42:03 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1018503724.67c309@mired.org> To: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> Cc: mpd <mpd6334@cs.rit.edu>, FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org> Subject: Re: MBR, mfsroot.flp, handbook, and list fail me! Message-ID: <15534.35499.959649.111092@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20020406003149.D68445-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> References: <20020405231938.A16857@rochester.rr.com> <20020406003149.D68445-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net>
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In <20020406003149.D68445-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net>, Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> typed: > On Fri, 5 Apr 2002, mpd wrote: > > PL> Someone please comment on how to do this (safely)? Thanks majornessly, > > Boot a DOS floppy, and type fdisk /mbr > > mike > > "BARBECUE SAUCE ENHANCES THE FLAVOR" - Pokey the Penguin from "TIME FOR DESSERT" > Is it possible to boot to 4.5-RELEASE floppies, start a fixit holographic > shell (aggravation city, frustration state, 01010) and do a similar FreeBSD > fdisk or mbr command? Thanks for your continued help on this issue, On FreeBSD, the equivalent of "fdisk /mbr" is "fdisk -B", or maybe "fdisk -B ad0". <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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