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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!winternet.com!not-for-mail From: kbrint@winternet.com (Kevin) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: How to reinstall FreeBSD bootmanager Date: 19 Sep 1995 20:39:32 GMT Organization: StarNet Communications, Inc Lines: 20 Message-ID: <43n9q4$k6a@blackice.winternet.com> References: <43lvk9$7lf@cd4680fs.rrze.uni-erlangen.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: subzero.winternet.com X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950726BETA PL0] Thomas Krebs (krebs@faps.uni-erlangen.de) wrote: > Heeelp, > I errounously (of course) deleted the FreeBSD bootmanager > I tried to reinstall it whith something like: > disklabel -B -s /usr/mdec/fbsdboot.exe /dev/rsd0 > but this didn't work. # disklabel -B -b /usr/mdec/sdboot -s /usr/mdec/bootsd /dev/rsd0 If you can't even boot to get back to label it, just boot from the installation floppy and go relabel the disk (note, you'll have to respecify the mount points for the various partitions).. Then write out the changes. Nothing will be lost if correctly done. -kevin- kbrint@winternet.com http://www.winternet.com/~kbrint/ winternet staff - email for info