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From: bgreen@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Bryan D. Green)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: How do I restore my original DOS MBR???
Date: Thu, 18 May 1995 01:26:42 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University
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I was going to install FreeBSD but then deceided against it till I get a
reliable backup made of my DOS drive. In the interim, how do I remove the MBR
manager that comes up to select the MBR you'd like to use. The only MBR I
have right now is my DOS one anyway and I have to push F1 to get my machine
going now. Can I get the manager off and have it go dirctly to DOS again?
Next question, I have a 420MB IDE drive and would like to partition 100MB to
FreeBSD. Is there a way to do this and preserve my current drive. I have
the space free but I dread FDisking the drive and repartitioning then
restoring DOS in one of the partitions and BSD in the other. Or does BSD take
care of this on it's own? Sorry, but when it comes to PC based UX machines
I'm a newbie. It's just not the same as those snazzy university HP's with
Ultrix on them. :)
Write or post, I'll get the message. Thanks.
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