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From: Philippe Charnier <charnier@xp11.frmug.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBsd on on sd0 when I have a wd0
Date: 29 Dec 1996 00:21:00 +0100
Organization: Ph. Charnier's InterNetNews site
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bharbour@teleport.com (Bob Harbour) writes:
>
> : >
> : > If you've tried this without success, you might as well try
> : >
> : > boot: 1:sd(0,a)/kernel
> : >
> I am using this solution also. I was rooting around in the source code
> this week and came across the /usr/src/sys/i386/boot/biosboot directory.
> It looks like uncommenting the BOOT_HD_BIAS=1 in the Makefile will make
> this problem go away
[...]
> How do I get it (or do I need it) into the boot sector?
>
yes you need it: disklabel -B sd0
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Philippe Charnier charnier@lirmm.fr (smtp)
charnier@xp11.frmug.org (uucp)
``a PC not running FreeBSD is like a venusian with no tentacles''
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