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From: kientzle@netcom.com
Subject: Re: FreeBSD MBR bootcode problem.
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Date: Sat, 31 Dec 1994 16:56:12 GMT
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>P.S.  Thanks to the many pointers people gave to DOS format's /mbr option.
>Unfortunately, my DOS 6.22 system complains `invalid switch' when
>I type `format /mbr'.  Harumph.
>
    (I think I'm generating a few parity errors myself...)  Of course,
FDISK /MBR made my disk bootable once more.  Thanks again to the
pointers from several people.