From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 9 02:44:35 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03B19106566B for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2009 02:44:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steve@ibctech.ca) Received: from ibctech.ca (v6.ibctech.ca [IPv6:2607:f118::b6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8F75E8FC0A for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2009 02:44:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steve@ibctech.ca) Received: (qmail 90430 invoked by uid 89); 9 Jan 2009 02:57:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?IPv6:2607:f118::5?) (steve@ibctech.ca@2607:f118::5) by 2607:f118::b6 with ESMTPA; 9 Jan 2009 02:57:10 -0000 Message-ID: <4966BA1A.3010301@ibctech.ca> Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:44:42 -0500 From: Steve Bertrand User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Grant Peel References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Kurt Buff , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Manager X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:44:35 -0000 Grant Peel wrote: > Can I use a windows install cd's "R" option to do the fdisk /mbr ? I don't know. It's been $years since I've had to use a Windows install CD for such a thing. If it's win32, my experience would have me recommend just booting from a floppy of a win boot disk to restore the MBR. It's just quick that way. If my memory serves right, even a win98 boot disk should work. Why load up all of the unneeded Windows device drivers and other stuff, if you can just 'fix' it? IIRC, just to get to the `Recovery Console' (if you please) takes many, many minutes. Steve