Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 12:33:27 +0200 From: dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta Message-ID: <20040906103327.GA21151@nagual.st> In-Reply-To: <BAY18-F2qw3JPIEPIcA000a3024@hotmail.com> References: <BAY18-F2qw3JPIEPIcA000a3024@hotmail.com>
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On 06 Sep Pedro n/a wrote: > In the first time I rebooted my computer, after I've finished the > installation of this version, my motherboard started to beep and I didn't > know what to do. > After reseting the computer I realized that I could no longer "boot" my > Windows. I did selected it from BootMng and it gave no response. Even > though I tried to use FDISK /MBR to rewrite the MBR, all my effords were in > vain and I couldn't start windows again. > Recently I've reinstalled an old release version (trustworthy) but windows > still unable to boot. > Does anyone know anything that could be helpful? I experienced the same thing w/ beta-2 Just *before* putting an image back I discovered that beta-2 had *changed* the LBA setting of my harddrive to another value. Putting this back (manualy forcing the bios into using LBA), my windows came back on.. Pfftt.. Def not a nice thing of beta-2 ;-( -- dick -- http://www.nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 4.10 ++ Debian GNU/Linux (Woody) + Nai tiruvantel ar vayuvantel i Valar tielyanna nu vilya
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