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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!chi-news.cic.net!uwm.edu!gemsw3s1.med.ge.com!news.ge.com!luss.is.ge.com!not-for-mail From: jrs@tampa2.is.ge.com (Jim Smithson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Win95 Install wipes out FreeBSD boot manager Date: 26 Oct 1995 10:17:22 -0400 Organization: Just me Lines: 20 Message-ID: <46o59i$a8b@tampa2.is.ge.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: tampa2.is.ge.com I installed Win95 on the DOS partition which shares the drive with FreeBSD after installation I no longer am prompted for a choice of OS's to boot. Can I use this procedure (from the FreeBSD Handbook) to reinstall the boot manager? http://www.freebsd.org/How/handbook/handbook209.html#358 17.2. When I boot for the first time, it still looks for /386bsd! Cause: You still have the old FreeBSD 1.x boot blocks on your boot partition. Solution: You should re-enter the installation process, invoke the (F)disk editor and chose the (W)rite option. This won't hurt an existing installation and will make sure that the new boot blocks get written to the drive. If you're installing for the first time, don't forget to (W)rite out your new boot blocks! :-) Will this reinstall the Boot manager? Will it coexist with Win95? jrs@is.ge.com