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Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:05:37 +0800
From: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com>
To: bill <bill@vultures.cc>
Subject: Re: freebsd 10. trashing hard drives?
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Hi,

On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 02:45:18 -0500
bill <bill@vultures.cc> wrote:

> 
> On 04/16/2014 01:50 AM, Erich Dollansky wrote:
> > FreeBSD starts a fresh installation with a GPT schema. Even with my 
> > much newer machine, I am not able to use GPT. Just try if MBR
> > works. Eric
> 
> Thanks Erich I thought that might be the problem. But i have no idea
> how del or change the mbr, or the gpt partitioning, as i am unable to
> boot the computer at all with the hd installed?
> 
put the disk into an USB case. You can then boot from CD or thumb drive
and do the install again. Do not forget to edit fstab before rebooting.

Erich