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From: "Alan W. Trulock" <FredI@worldnet.att.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: boot from dos
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 20:16:07 -0400
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FBSDBOOT.EXE

--Al

Gregory James Cusick wrote:
> 
> I remember reading how some people were getting around the pnp device
> problem by booting into dos, configuring their devices, and then booting
> into FreeBSD from there.  What program was used to boot FreeBSD from
> dos?
> 
> I've been experimenting with the pnp stuff being written, also, but
> wanted to get this method, too.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Greg