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From: andreas@klemm.gtn.com (Andreas Klemm)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Boot manager reinstall?
Date: 26 Jan 1997 15:36:36 GMT
Organization: FreeBSD makes fun
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In article <5bq6p7$ee@boerdix.oh.sub.org>,
berni@vector.oh.sub.org (Berni Ernst) writes:
> Nora E. Etukudo (nora.e@sirene.woman.de) wrote:
>: Hhum, ehrm. Any hints for reinstalling FreeBSD's boot manager?
>: After "Windum(b)p 95" had dropped it? :o/
> I tried a dirty way (same reason as yours):
> 1. saving /etc sub
> 2. starting a freebsd installation with boot floppy and cdrom (or nfs)
> 3. selecting the smallest possible package (e.g. only bins)
NOOO ! ;-)
Totally unnecessary !
Simply boot with a FreeBSD boot floppy, go into the partition editor
and perform simply a (W) Write operation.
This will leave the configuration as it is and simply re-write the
FreeBSD boot manager.
Did that myself several times after Windows 95/NT installation.
Hope that helps
Andreas ///
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