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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: retro-fit of boot manager had problems Date: 19 Jun 1996 06:23:55 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 21 Message-ID: <4q82tb$c3@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <4pnr17$mn0@spnode06.nerdc.ufl.edu> <Pine.BSD.3.91.960615091357.26567C-100000@itchy.serv.net> X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Jim Andrews (jimndrws@itchy.serv.net) wrote: : On 13 Jun 1996, James Falkner wrote: : > so I press F1 to (hopefully) boot to win95 but I get "Invalid system disk. : > Replace disk and press a key". Even though I transferred to the win95 disk's : Well, I hate to offer commercial solutions to problems ya got into for : free, but after having a number of problems with the BSD boot manager, I : shelled for a program called "System Commander." It's around $70-80, and it : works PAINLESSLY. I highly recommend you getting that package. It does : serious voodoo. os-bs will do as good, but probably won't fix your problem. Can you physically swap your disks ? It'll make things work (once you fix /etc/fstab on the FreeBSD side). -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....