Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 10:07:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Alex V P <alex@neptun.big-blue.net> To: Hank Willenbring <hcwillenbring@west.rsc.raytheon.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Install FreeBSD 3.2 wipes out Win95 boot mgr (bug??) :| Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9910061006230.1748-100000@neptun.big-blue.net> In-Reply-To: <37FB582C.1A9944B5@west.rsc.raytheon.com>
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from dos command line: fdisk /mbr will reconstruct your mbr record. alex On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, Hank Willenbring wrote: > > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org > > Problem Summary: > Help with recovering Win95 boot manager after installing FreeBSD > 3.2 using CD-ROM > > System Specs: > > CPU: PII 233MHz > RAM: 32 MB > Hard Drives: 2 GB Maxtor IDE (primary master) > 12 GB Maxtor IDE (primary slave) > CD-ROM: 32x NEC > Floppy Drive: 1.44 MB > Co-Share OS: Windows95 (This has been installed on the first disk) > BIOS: Phoenix 4.0 (allowed me to install FreeBSD 3.2 from > CD-ROM). > > Installation Medium: CD-ROM FreeBSD 3.2 from Walnut Creek > << cool install program >> > > Problem Description: > > The original system configuration has the 2GB Maxtor IDE hard drive with > Windows95 installed. I bought another hard drive (12 GB - lots of room > to play!!) with the intention of installing FreeBSD 3.2 on the primary > slave IDE hard drive and use BootEasy to toggle between the two > operating systems. When installing FreeBSD, I used the "novice" > installation procedure (as suggested in the manual). There is a menu > for configuring the hard disk drives. The menu selection looked > something like: > > [ ] wd0 // <- 2 GB hard drive > [ ] wd1 // <- 12 GB hard drive > > I selected "wd0" (so that the system would at least recognize the drive > there - as the book suggested), and immediately selected "Q" (quit) > since I did _not_ want (or need) any disk partitions from this drive. I > was then prompted for what boot manager I wanted to use, from which I > selected "[*] None" because I did not want the existing boot manager > changed. The menu selections eventually went back to configuring the > second hard drive (12 GB), and this time I selected "A" for using all of > the drive and I also selected "no" to the "dangerously dedicated" menu > since, in the "Disk Drive" chapter, it suggested doing this if the disk > is to be entirely dedicated to FreeBSD. I selected "BootMgr" to be > installed in the MBR for this disk (my BIOS allows alot of flexibility > in booting from different computer medium in any order; hard drives (in > any order), CD-ROM, floppy > disks - nice! :) > > I then went through the rest of the standard installation and everything > seemed to install ok. After the installation was complete, I changed > the boot sequence to boot from the original 2 GB hard drive (expecting > that Window95 would be booting) only to find out that an error was > posted stating "Operating System Not Found" (?????) :( > > I booted from a Windows95 floppy disk to trouble shoot. The 2 GB disk > is fine (all data is still there) except that the MBR is wiped-out [this > would appear to me to be a bug since I specified "[*] None" for the > MBR]. > > Is there a way that I can recover the MBR so that I can bring Windows95 > back up?? I looked at the "disklabel" utility and it is not obvious > that it will work for Windows95. If you have any suggestions, you can > save me alot of pain of re-installing Win95 (not to mention my wife will > be _much_ happier if she can get back to using her Win95 applications > soon!!). > > New to the FreeBSD community but a long time Unix hacker. > > Thanks, Hank. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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