Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:12:50 +0200 From: Lionel <lionel.flandrin@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Restoring freeBSD boot loader Message-ID: <86abhp6l25.fsf@simias.hd.free.fr>
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I've had to install Windows XP in dual boot on a freeBSD box, and of course it erased the bootloader to replace it with its own. Now I'd like to restore the freeBSD bootloader. I've tried booting with the install CD and I use the fdisk utility to mark the fbsd partition bootable and then said I wanted to install the freeBSD bootloader, but I didn't know how to make it actually write the changes to the disk. So... is it possible to restore the bootloader this way? Maybe I could install lilo from a live CD but I don't want to install grub from windows because I'll probably remove it soon, but I think lilo just places itself in the boot segment so it should be fine. Any help would be most welcome... -- Lionel
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