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Date:      Sun, 12 Jan 2003 20:12:00 -0800
From:      walt <wa1ter@hotmail.com>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: GEOM prevents bootblocks writing
Message-ID:  <3E223C90.7090303@hotmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <avsu8d$2kjv$1@FreeBSD.csie.NCTU.edu.tw>
References:  <avsu8d$2kjv$1@FreeBSD.csie.NCTU.edu.tw>

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Sean Kelly wrote:
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> On Sun, Jan 12, 2003 at 12:49:46PM +0100, phk@freebsd.org wrote:

>>There is an erratum on "disklabel -B" for 5.0-RELEASE.

> So how the hell do I make it so I can boot my system again? I don't know
> what I/it did to make it no longer boot, but I can't.

For the short term until the problem is fixed you should be able
to edit the disklabel and bootblocks using a floppy fixit disk
or the bootable install CD.  The problem, IIRC, is that you can't
edit a disklabel on a disk with mounted partitions, or somesuch.



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