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Date:      Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:31:19 +0200
From:      Emanuel Strobl <Emanuel.strobl@gmx.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Paulo Roberto <nirv199@yahoo.com>
Subject:   Re: removing freebsd bootloader
Message-ID:  <200506231931.28860@harrymail>
In-Reply-To: <20050623172543.41934.qmail@web31806.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References:  <20050623172543.41934.qmail@web31806.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

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Am Donnerstag, 23. Juni 2005 19:25 schrieb Paulo Roberto:
> Hello,
>
> How do I remove the FreeBSD bootloader from the MBR without touching
> the slices?

Without warranty, but fdisk -B should do the trick. I think it keeps the=20
partition table and replaces the boot code of the MBR. Make sure the XP=20
slice is marked active, and copy the fdisk output so you can restore it if=
=20
anything goes wrong.

=2DHarry

>
> I do have an active WinXP primary slice that I would like to boot from
> directly.
>
> thank you,
>
> Paulo
>
>
>
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