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From: evans@golfgod.raleigh.ibm.com (Thomas Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Type A5 partition/booting problems
Date: 1 Mar 1996 15:17:19 GMT
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It appears FreeBSD requires its partition to be A5, how do I get it to boot
with another type, I have netbsd/freebsd on same HD using OS/2 Boot manager
to boot DOS/WARP/NETBSD/FREEBSD, but NETBSD looks to get confused when sees
2 A5 partitions.
Thx,Tom