Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 16:29:02 -0400 From: Matthew Crowe <flint@virtualflu.com> To: Henrik W Lund <henrik.w.lund@broadpark.no> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: newfs_msdos bootstrap file Message-ID: <41338E0E.5080701@virtualflu.com> In-Reply-To: <41328894.7010409@broadpark.no> References: <4130EBB7.9090309@virtualflu.com> <41328894.7010409@broadpark.no>
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Henrik: Yes, I did try /boot/mbr and /boot/boot0 (and boot1), but none of them successfully booted dos or windows. I think I need to steal one from a FAT32 filesystem that was made with Dos's fdisk.. :( Matt Henrik W Lund wrote: > Matthew Crowe wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> In the newfs_msdos(8) man page, there is a -B option to add a >> bootstrap from a file. How do you generate this bootstrap? >> >> I wanted to make a FAT32 filesystem that Windows or Dos could boot, >> from freebsd. Newfs_msdos creates the filesystem just fine.. it just >> won't boot anything :) >> >> Thanks, >> Matt > > > Greetings! > > Have you tried the file /boot/mbr or even /boot/boot0? These files are > "boot code", so why not try them? > > I may be totally off here, but hey - nothing ventured, nothing gained, > eh? ;-) > > -Henrik W Lund > _______________________________________________ > 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" > >
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