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Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 03:39:24 -0500
From: Tom Jackson <toj@gorilla.net>
To: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: boot.help not work
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On Tue, Jun 17, 1997 at 10:04:51PM -0700, Tom wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 17 Jun 1997, Tom Jackson wrote:
> 
> > I moved the file to / fs and even remade the biosboot directory
> > but when booting, I don't get this boot screen.
> > 
> > Any help?
> > 
> > Tom
> > 
> 
>   You need to use disklabel to write the new boot blocks to your disk.
> This is never done automatically, and is normally only done by sysinstall
> as part of the initial install.
> 
> Tom
> 

That's it alright. Used disklabel -w -B /dev/rsd0c diskname. Worked fine
and thank you. Little hesitant to use sysinstall, not always sure what's
going to happen.

Tom