From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 10 18:35:22 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F79A106566B for ; Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:35:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gpeel@thenetnow.com) Received: from thenetnow.com (constellation.thenetnow.com [65.39.193.155]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5328A8FC22 for ; Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:35:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gpeel@thenetnow.com) Received: from hpeel.ody.ca ([216.240.12.2] helo=GRANTLAPTOP) by constellation.thenetnow.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.63 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1LLig3-000HK1-6M; Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:35:19 -0500 Message-ID: <6C614BEB58834D3A85A32FD58992E97B@GRANTLAPTOP> From: "Grant Peel" To: "Jerry McAllister" References: <20090109163623.GF2111@gizmo.acns.msu.edu><4967EC3D.3070708@gmail.com> <20090110174622.M50069@thenetnow.com> <20090110182533.GD7052@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20090110182533.GD7052@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:34:51 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 Cc: Jerry McAllister , Michael Copeland , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Manager X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:35:22 -0000 Jerry, Maybe true. When this all started I used the ISO disk from the Symantec site to remove GoBack. I assumed in doing so ('unhooking GoBack from the MBR), that it would replace the original windows one. It may also be worth noting that this disk -had- a recovery partition on it once upon a time. I have not idea weather this plays a parts in the latest woes. Either way, I need to save the data (as I mentioed \I am doing), dd the disk to clear everything, and reinstall. No biggies since I have not lost any data :-) Thanks for all the help and I ideas though, this has been a learning safari! -Grant ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry McAllister" To: "gpeel" Cc: "Jerry McAllister" ; "Michael Copeland" ; Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 1:25 PM Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Manager > On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 12:52:07PM -0500, gpeel wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Jusat to answer Mike's question, nothing is working to get the MBR and >> Windows boot back. >> >> I ahve been to the windows recovery console many times and ran the >> Fixboot, >> Fixmbr commands, being very meticulous about the paramaters etc. >> >> I ahve also tried reinstalling the FreeBSD boot manager, and rerunning >> the >> Norton GoBack unhook. > > If you read through my post on this, note the scenario I narrated. > It is quite possible that every time you run that GoBack thing, it > is putting back the wrong MBR from its corrupted stash. > > ////jerry > > > >> >> When I run the recovery console, and do the fixmbr, I get messages about >> the >> current MBR not being standard, and that if I install a new one, I may >> loose >> the partitions. So far, that is not true. The windows partition is still >> there, but not being used to boot. >> >> Fortuneatley, I can see my windows partition in KNoppix, so I am in the >> process of getting the data moved to a backup drive. Indeed, I am >> writting >> this email through Konquerer! >> >> Thank god for live file systems. >> >> -Grant >> >> On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:30:53 -0500, Michael Copeland wrote >> > Jerry McAllister wrote: >> > > On Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 09:33:12PM -0500, Grant Peel wrote: >> > > >> > > >> > >> Can I use a windows install cd's "R" option to do the fdisk /mbr ? >> > >> >> > > >> > > Maybe. But, MS software is notorious for not recognizing any >> > > other OSen nor being able to boot them So, use the FreeBSD fdisk >> > > which will plant the FreeBSD MBR. >> > > >> > > ////jerry >> > > >> > > >> > has this issue been resolved? what route did you choose to >> > accomplish your task? >> > > >> > >> -Grant >> > >> >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> > >> From: "Kurt Buff" >> > >> To: "Grant Peel" >> > >> Cc: >> > >> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:23 PM >> > >> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Manager >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 5:17 PM, Grant Peel >> wrote: >> > >>> >> > >>>> Hi all, >> > >>>> >> > >>>> I was bored earlier tonight and I decided to tinker a bit with >> FreeBSD >> > >>>> 6.4 on my Windows XP SP3 box. >> > >>>> >> > >>>> In that machine, there is one SATA drive. >> > >>>> >> > >>>> On that drive, there was about 100 GB of free space, so I decided >> > >>>> to >> try >> > >>>> putting FreeBSD 6.4 on it. >> > >>>> >> > >>>> During the install, I opted to use the Free BSD boot manage. The >> install >> > >>>> went flawlessly. >> > >>>> >> > >>>> The problem is, when I boot up I get: >> > >>>> >> > >>>> F1 ?? >> > >>>> F2 FreeBSD >> > >>>> F5 Disk1 >> > >>>> >> > >>>> F2, is obviously, the new installation of FreeBSD 6.4, which boots >> > >>>> perfectly. >> > >>>> F5 is a spare SCSI disk connected to an Initio controller. >> > >>>> >> > >>>> F1 is the probelem. Windose no longer boots. When I select F2, I >> simply >> > >>>> get the cursor on a new line, and nothing happens. >> > >>>> >> > >>>> Like this: >> > >>>> >> > >>>> F1 ?? >> > >>>> F2 FreeBSD >> > >>>> F5 Disk1 >> > >>>> _ >> > >>>> >> > >>>> Any idea what I might need to do to make windows work again? >> > >>>> >> > >>>> It may be worth mentioning, I had Norton GoBack running on the >> > >>>> disk >> > >>>> before I installed FreeBSD, although I am not aware if it does >> anything >> > >>>> to the booting system. >> > >>>> >> > >>>> All suggestions welcome, >> > >>>> >> > >>>> -Grant >> > >>>> >> > >>> www.bootdisk.com >> > >>> >> > >>> Find a bootable floppy image there that includes a DOS fdisk, and >> > >>> write it out to a floppy disk. >> > >>> >> > >>> Boot your machine with that floppy, and at the DOS prompt, type >> > >>> 'fdisk >> > >>> /mbr' - it will write a standard boot sector, and Windows should >> > >>> boot >> > >>> again. >> > >>> >> > >>> Of course, this will not allow you to boot to your new FreeBSD >> > >>> installation, but with other folks' help, you can probably overcome >> > >>> that - probably with GRUB, or another boot manager. >> > >>> >> > >>> Kurt >> > >>> _______________________________________________ >> > >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> > >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> > >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> > >>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> > >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail >> to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > >> >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> > > To unsubscribe, send any mail >> to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> > To unsubscribe, send any mail >> to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >