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From: brian@shift.lan.awfulhak.org (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: HELP: boot question
Date: 20 Mar 1997 18:39:35 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <5gqqi5$unt@newsman.murdoch.edu.au>,
haig@cleo.murdoch.edu.au writes:
> Please be sure to send replys to
>
> haig@cleo.murdoch.edu.au
>
> as I don't read this list regularly.
>
> Some time ago I installed FreeBSD (4 meg version) on my 386/4meg. It
> installed ok but due to lack of disk space was severely limited. As a
> result I restored my system to the way it was (backed everything up,
> formatted the hard disk, restored the software). Or so I thought.
>
> When FreeBSD was installed, the boot manager would prompt me for my
> choice of os with the lines.
>
> F1 . . . dos
> F2 . . . unix
>
> Default: F1
>
> This question seems to have survived the hard disk format and now
> prompts me each time:
>
> F1 . . . dos
>
> Default: F1
>
[.....]
Use the undocumented "fdisk /mbr" from dos. This rewrites the master
boot record (the bit on sector 0 surrounding the partition table).
Format uses the partition table to decide what to format - it won't
rewrite the stuff around the partition table.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !