Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 19:03:32 -0600 From: "Pete Stapley" <pstapley@rapidnet.com> To: "Michael J. Turner" <mike@inethouston.net>, <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Missing Operating System Message-ID: <001301c0c223$3aee17e0$0201a8c0@ihatejim.net> References: <002601c0c221$15078ea0$0201a8c0@ihatejim.net> <007d01c0c221$f55e9660$0204a8c0@dfgh>
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I think it is the boot record, anything in BSD similar to fdisk /mbr in =
the dos world?
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From: Michael J. Turner=20
To: Pete Stapley ; questions@freebsd.org=20
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: Missing Operating System
I have had that happen before, but I came to find out my drive was =
dying.
It could be the boot record. Im not totally for sure though
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Pete Stapley=20
To: questions@freebsd.org=20
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 7:48 PM
Subject: Missing Operating System
I just installed 4.2 from FTP and when I reboot I get and error, =
"missing operating system". Any suggestions?
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I think it is the boot record, anything =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have had that happen before, but I =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It could be the boot record. Im not =
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