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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Making bootable!
Date: 30 Apr 1997 14:14:46 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <01bc53ea$d312ab40$e5180ed0@default>,
"Immortal" <webmaster@global-impact.com> writes:
> Currently we have to load FreeBSD 2.2.1 by using a boot disk. We have
> tried setting our the partition as bootable, with no luck. What's the
> easiest way to make our primary drive boot FreeBSD with out the boot disk?
> (NOT HARMING THE CURRENT DATA) of course!
Depends on "how" it's not bootable. If the error says there's
"no OS", you need to write your boot blocks with
disklabel -B sd0
(assuming you've got a SCSI disk). Otherwise, post the error
(if there is one).
> Joseph
>
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !