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From: ngl1@nevada.edu (LOK NG)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 2.1.6 and System Commander
Date: 20 Jan 1997 03:57:23 GMT
Organization: University of Nevada System Computing Services
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I found out when I abort the FreeBSD install w/ standard MBR, next time
the install shows type 181.  However, a successful FreeBSD installation
works fine with System Commander, and recongnize it as BSD.
I have FreeBSD 2.1.6 and SC 2.28

LeiShine

Scott Michel (scottm@taliesin.cs.ucla.edu) wrote:
: Anyone had any luck getting those two to work together? The problem
: I run into at bootstrap is FreeBSD 2.1.6 immediately tries to access
: the floppy, times out, and prints "Read error". Then the parition type
: gets changed from 165 to 181.
: 
: 
: -scottm
: --
: Scott Michel
: UCLA Computer Science			Engineer, Dessert Toppings/Floor Waxes
: PhD Student                             -- Distant Early Warning ---
: 
: "AND STOP CALLING ME Scooter!" :-)