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Date:      Sun, 03 Apr 2005 08:19:37 -0500
From:      Chris <racerx@makeworld.com>
To:        Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: fdisk -B -b /boot/boot0 device
Message-ID:  <424FED69.2030604@makeworld.com>
In-Reply-To: <ef60af0905040221436aae9488@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <ef60af0905033017345250ae6e@mail.gmail.com> <ef60af0905040221223f70795d@mail.gmail.com> <ef60af0905040221436aae9488@mail.gmail.com>

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Gert Cuykens wrote:
> On Apr 3, 2005 7:22 AM, Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>On Mar 31, 2005 3:34 AM, Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Is boot0 a bootmanager ?
>>>
>>
>>I booted cd2 went into fixit mode did
>>
>>mount /dev/ad1 /mnt
>>cd /mnt/boot
>>fdisk -B -b /dev/ad1 boot0
>>
>>fdisk ask me to write boot record i said yes
>>fdisk ask me to write partition table i said no
>>
>>but i still dont have my freebsd bootmanager back and windows get loaded :(
>>what did i do wrong ?
>>
> 
> 
> i did it again but i answert 2 times yes now
> i have a boot manager this time but only f1 (windows) works when i
> press f2 nothing happens ?

I believe the handbook covers dual booting. Please consider reading it a 
few times - as I mentioned before, the Handbook will answer most of your 
questions.

In addition, search this list for "other" methods of doing dual boots 
with Windows. It's been covered many times.

-- 
Best regards,
Chris

Real programmers can do octal, hexadecimal and
binary math in their heads.



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