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Date:      Sun, 5 Jun 2011 21:40:18 GMT
From:      Claudiu Vasadi <claudiu.vasadi@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   misc/157635: "none" Do not install a boot manager - touches mbr anyway
Message-ID:  <201106052140.p55LeI3M090679@red.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <201106052150.p55Lo8ji065524@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         157635
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       "none" Do not install a boot manager - touches mbr anyway
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Jun 05 21:50:08 UTC 2011
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Claudiu Vasadi
>Release:        8.2-RELEASE amd64
>Organization:
IBM
>Environment:
FreeBSD  8.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE #0: Thu Feb 17 02:41:51 UTC 2011     root@mason.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  amd64
>Description:
Selecting ""None" Do not install a boot manager" at the "Install Boot Manager for drive" screen, still overwrites the current MBR with the FreeBSD boot loader.
>How-To-Repeat:
Have another OS already installed on the machine; boot a 8.2-RELEASE amd64 FreeBSD DVD and choose:
"Standard"
- create a FreeBSD slice (press "Q" to quit when done)
- select: ""None" Do not install a boot manager"
- continue with a normal installation
- reboot
- observe the MBR overwritten
>Fix:


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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