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From: craigs@os.com (Craig Shrimpton)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: How do I install the bootstrap code on a new drive?
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 96 16:10:56 GMT
Organization: Orbit Systems
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Folks,

I want to switch from an IDE "/" partition to a SCSI "/" partition.  I can 
simply copy over the existing files but what do I need to do to install the 
boot sector stuff?

Thanks,

Craig