Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 15:56:57 mst7mst From: "Duke Normandin" <01031149@3web.net> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3.3R boot manager Message-ID: <20001125014011.DEA2437B4F9@hub.freebsd.org>
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On 24 Nov 00 at 12:58, Mike Meyer wrote: >Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net> types: >> Hi...again >> wd0 = DOS wd1=3.3R >> Some &^%$*ing how, I installed a boot manager on *both* drives. At >> boot-time I get F1 DOS F5 Freebsd. I hit F5, then I get another menu >> F1 Freebsd F5 (I can't remember). I of course want to keep the wd0 >> boot manager. How do I nuke the boot manager on wd1 -- or is the above >> the correct behavior? Thanks... > >It's correct under the conditions you described, and some people >prefer it (since you can then go back to the other drive). See the man >page for fdisk to see how to install a standard boot manager on a >drive, and boot0cfg for how to install the booteasy boot manager. > > <mike So I didn't screw it up after all.... good! Didn't know there was a man- page for the standard boot manager -- I'll read it. Actually, I really don't mind the way it is now -- I just thought that I somehow had gotten carried away, because I had been having trouble installing the boot manager using /stand/sysinstall. Thanks! -duke Calgary,Alberta, Canada To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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