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Date:      Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:09:34 -0400
From:      Scott Robbins <scottro@nyc.rr.com>
To:        Rick Commo <Rick.Commo@verizon.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Multi-booting and GRUB
Message-ID:  <20020628000934.A195@scott2.homeunix.net>
In-Reply-To: <NBEBLIIGEACBMKBJNJJAMEMPGKAA.Rick.Commo@verizon.net>; from Rick.Commo@verizon.net on Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 08:45:01PM -0700
References:  <NBEBLIIGEACBMKBJNJJAMEMPGKAA.Rick.Commo@verizon.net>

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On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 08:45:01PM -0700, Rick Commo wrote:
> I am interested in test driving FreeBSD.  I have the CDs ready to go, but I
> have a question remaining after riffling through a lot of the FAQs and the
> on line FreeBSD book.
> 
> I am currently booting to Debian/Gentoo/Mandrake using GRUB.  When I install
> FreeBSD will I come to a point where I can tell it not to scribble ion the
> MBR of the disk, or will it just quietly install it's own boot loader?

When it comes to the bootloader, you have the option to not install a
bootloader--and Grub will boot it without problems.

HTH
Scott Robbins


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