Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 16:32:26 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Pete McNab <stillers@slip.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot manager toasted by Win95 Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970127163031.21224F-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <E0vo1J7-0003yh-00@slip-3.slip.net>
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On Fri, 24 Jan 1997, Pete McNab wrote: > Hey all...sick of me yet? Absolutely not! :) > So, the latest bit of fun. While downloading the Xfree86 source, > I got a Windows 95 Registry Fault. Upon restarting, I was unable > to start FreeBSD, getting the "F?" prompt. The Registry is such a fun thing to deal with! > So, I checked the CMOS to make sure the Cylinder settings were ok. > Then I tried to rerun bootinst to fix the boot manager. I got > an error saying "Unable to write file bootsav.bin" (The backup file). > > I ran fdisk /mbr, and upon rebooting, it went right into Windows, so > I went back to DOS and ran bootinst again, getting the same error > as before. Windows95 locks the boot sector, so you cannot install BootEasy under win95. I believe there is a 'lock' command that disables this; otherwise you'll need a DOS 6.xx floppy. > So, how can I get back to the happy world of FreeBSD? In the interim you should be able to use the install floppy and type wd(0,a)/kernel to get started, assuming your FreeBSD slice is on your first IDE disk. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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