From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 13 22:46:56 2008 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 201F11065674 for ; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:46:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (mail.computinginnovations.com [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAF888FC13 for ; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:46:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m5DMkk5U005851; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:46:47 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20080613174523.024c5030@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:46:41 -0500 To: Lionel , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <86abhp6l25.fsf@simias.hd.free.fr> References: <86abhp6l25.fsf@simias.hd.free.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93/6806/Wed Apr 16 15:50:16 2008 on betty.computinginnovations.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: m5DMkk5U005851 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: Restoring freeBSD boot loader 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, 13 Jun 2008 22:46:56 -0000 At 05:12 PM 6/13/2008, Lionel wrote: > I've had to install Windows XP in dual boot on a freeBSD box, and of >course it erased the bootloader to replace it with its own. Now I'd like >to restore the freeBSD bootloader. > > I've tried booting with the install CD and I use the fdisk utility to >mark the fbsd partition bootable and then said I wanted to install the >freeBSD bootloader, but I didn't know how to make it actually write the >changes to the disk. > > So... is it possible to restore the bootloader this way? Maybe I could >install lilo from a live CD but I don't want to install grub from >windows because I'll probably remove it soon, but I think lilo just >places itself in the boot segment so it should be fine. > > Any help would be most welcome... > >-- >Lionel Look in the tools folder on the FreeBSD install CD for booteasy. Booteasy will run from Windows and install the boot loader. It will also save the old MBR to a floppy, hard disk, or USB disk for safety. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.