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From: michael@jester.GUN.de (Michael Gerhards)
Subject: Re: FreeBSD MBR bootcode problem.
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References: <kientzleD1n5D9.MqL@netcom.com> <kientzleD1n8ts.GnB@netcom.com> <3e31aq$ja8@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 1994 12:14:53 GMT
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In article <3e31aq$ja8@agate.berkeley.edu> , Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> In article <kientzleD1n8ts.GnB@netcom.com>,  <kientzle@netcom.com> wrote:
> >Regarding my earlier problems with the MBR bootcode not letting
> >me boot any partition of my hard disk, I just figured out that
> >the MBR bootcode has somehow managed to propagate to all of my
> >bootable DOS and FreeBSD floppies!

> This is impossible..

Perhaps, the setup's boot-dequence is c: a:, so he boots from his
harddisk even if a floppy is inserted...

Michael
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