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Date:      Tue, 15 Apr 2003 19:27:11 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Georgi Hristov <tweaky_81@yahoo.com>
To:        so14k@so14k.com
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Weird boot loader
Message-ID:  <20030416022711.44837.qmail@web9905.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <36974.199.201.236.2.1049666170.squirrel@mail.so14k.com>

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Is there a way so i can make it boot directly from the
MBR of Disc0 without reinstalling the system.  There
should be :))))
I should be able to configure this like LILO in linux,
I would expect.

--- so14k@so14k.com wrote:
> Georgi,
> 
> It should automatically boot the last partition you
> selected to boot
> (after a few seconds). You have to have a bootloader
> to take the next step
> in starting your computer (loading the OS).
> 
> 
> Brad
> 
> > I have a question ....
> > When I boot my system it does not boot
> automatically,
> > but instead presents me with a choice of FreeBSD
> and
> > Disk1 .... i don't have anything bootable on disk1
> ..
> > that's my home directory ... I just don't get it
> ...
> > why does it do this ...it did not use to do it
> with
> > 4.7 but now after the upgrade [I did a fresh
> install]
> > it presents me with this option....
> >
> > This is kind of a problem to me, because I cannot
> > restart the system over the network, since it
> waits on
> > somebody to push F1 [for FreeBSD] or F5[for
> Disc1].
> > When I push F1 everything after that loads
> > automatically .. :((((
> >
> > Is this some kind of bootloader that has been
> > installed. I don't need bootloaders ... i have 3
> disks
> > and all of them a dedicated to FreeBSD, the only
> OS on
> > this server.  How can I get rid of that booloader
> or
> > whatever it is.  I want to boot directly from the
> MBR
> > of Disc0.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
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