Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:53:51 -0500 From: "Grant Peel" <gpeel@thenetnow.com> To: "Michael Copeland" <michael.copeland@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Manager Message-ID: <6AEDCF9BC41A4571BCF2FE7F7D5F4376@GRANTPC> References: <A52E216F2A494535806F4E9ED84D649D@GRANTLAPTOP> <a9f4a3860901081723v75e5d53ds5d4cd5a275383e18@mail.gmail.com> <4966A975.5050202@ibctech.ca><B655610C432F4260BE4C8E92EF791CDE@GRANTLAPTOP> <4966B8E8.7070001@ibctech.ca><E68EFF8DA59D4DAE88199E1FFEF1A474@GRANTPC> <496762E1.6070107@gmail.com>
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Hi Mike, I am not at all sure whate you are suggesting here? What I am asking, is, somehting like: Can I reboot the machine with the FreeBSD install disk, and using the sysinstall utility, reinstall the freebsd boot manger so I wind up with: F1 Windows F2 FreeBSD F5 Disk1 -Grant ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Copeland" <michael.copeland@gmail.com> To: "Grant Peel" <gpeel@thenetnow.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 9:44 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Manager > why not just add loader or whatever to the windows boot loader.. unless > you specifically need fbsd boot manager > > Grant Peel wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> For those that have been following this thread: >> >> I now have Norton GoBack uninstalled and un-hooked from the MBR >> -Had to go to Symantec and get a rescue disk, >> -The rescue disk tried to un-hook GOBAck from the MBR, >> -It found the MBR borken (due to the FreeBSD Boot Manager install), >> -So the rescue disk ran all night restoring the original C-Drive, >> >> -As of this morning, I once again have a bottoable windows system, >> -FreeBSD 6.4 is intalled, but, >> >> -I have not boot manager so I cant get to the FReeBSD installation. >> >> Can someone (please!) explain how to install the FreeBSD boot manager >> again? >> >> THanks all, >> >> -Grant >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Bertrand" <steve@ibctech.ca> >> To: "Grant Peel" <gpeel@thenetnow.com> >> Cc: "Kurt Buff" <kurt.buff@gmail.com>; <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> >> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:39 PM >> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Manager >> >> >>> Grant Peel wrote: >>>> So then, >>>> >>>> IF we are able to restore the Windows MBR, and boot into windows, >>>> should >>>> we not be able to boot the machine with a bootable FreeBSD disk, then, >>>> use Sysinstall to restore the FreeBSD boot manager? >>> >>> Yes, that is exactly what I was getting at. >>> >>> Steve >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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