From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 28 06:36:59 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 2F56E1065674 for ; Thu, 28 May 2009 06:36:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from admin@cpcnw.co.uk) Received: from relay.pcl-ipout01.plus.net (relay.pcl-ipout01.plus.net [212.159.7.99]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3E288FC19 for ; Thu, 28 May 2009 06:36:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from admin@cpcnw.co.uk) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApIKADTOHUrUnw4T/2dsb2JhbACBSYkLhD2+egiEBQU Received: from pih-relay06.plus.net ([212.159.14.19]) by relay.pcl-ipout01.plus.net with ESMTP; 28 May 2009 07:36:57 +0100 Received: from [81.174.174.115] (helo=main) by pih-relay06.plus.net with smtp (Exim) id 1M9ZEW-0003UA-Pp; Thu, 28 May 2009 07:36:56 +0100 Message-ID: <383BCA88965A450991ED7CBE7782E9CB@main> From: "Graham Bentley" To: "KENT HAUSER" References: <238275A7-7886-4532-A46C-ACB535DF16F7@khauser.net> Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 07:36:54 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Plusnet-Relay: bda6515223ebffae51f544dd13065a8b Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: 7.2 Release kills my XP Dual Boot 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: Thu, 28 May 2009 06:36:59 -0000 > Is there any resolution to this? I had the same problem upgrading from > 7.0 -> 7.2. I've been running FreeBSD dual-boot for over 10 years w/o > this problem in the past. > > I re-ran my fdisk script from an old 6.x boot disk & recovered the XP > partitions, but can't boot 7.2. Re-installing 7.2 kills XP. > > My system disk has 3 partitions: ad0s2 is first (XP recovery). Next is > ad0s1 (XP) followed by FreeBSD. > > Thanks for any input. Kent, I tried for two days every recovery tool I could lay my hands on both open source and proprietary I still could not recover my mangled - well, whatever .... bootsec / mbr / partable In could even do an XP repair, fixmbr, fixboot and almost every disc checker said there was no issues with the sata disc. I have P1[XP-NTFS], EXT1[NTFS], P2[3BSD] I ended up doing a re-install of everything. I then took an image of my boot sector / mbr and partables and held on to my plumbs whilst trying to install 7.2 a second time (I dont like to be defeated!) This time, no probs although I have noticed BTX labled the EXT1 as ? and not DOS as it used to. Currently I cant get £ signs at the console or X but thats another 7.2 story. I only have limited time and may well go back to Slitaz !!!