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From: lorenzo@cc.gatech.edu (Eric Lorenzo)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: FreeBSD Boot Manager difficulties
Date: 15 Apr 1996 16:03:49 -0400
Organization: College of Computing, Georgia Tech
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A couple of days ago I installed FreeBSD on my machine, and since then
have been unable to boot DOS from my HD.  I have two IDE HDs, the first
one 407M, and the second one 243M.  The first contained my root Linux
partition, while the second contained a Linux swap partition and a DOS
partition.  Using Lilo, I could boot from my DOS partition using Lilo.
I installed FreeBSD onto my first disk, replacing Linux.  I also
installed BootMgr.  Now when the boot manager runs, I select "second
disk" and then dos.  Then I get a "Non-system disk or disk error.
Replace and strike any key when ready." message.  If I strike a key, I
get the BootMgr menu for the first disk again.

If anyone can help me with this problem, I would appreciate it.

E-mail is preferred - I don't have time to read this group regularly.

Thank you,
Eric Lorenzo