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From: "Immortal" <webmaster@global-impact.com>
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Subject: Making bootable!
Date: 28 Apr 1997 15:38:46 GMT
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  Currently we have to load FreeBSD 2.2.1 by using a boot disk.  We have
tried setting our the partition as bootable, with no luck.  What's the
easiest way to make our primary drive boot FreeBSD with out the boot disk? 
(NOT HARMING THE CURRENT DATA) of course!


Joseph