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Date:      Sun, 18 May 2008 08:58:07 -0400
From:      Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        B H <bernt@bah.homeip.net>
Subject:   Re: /boot is on the loose
Message-ID:  <200805180858.12304.josh@tcbug.org>
In-Reply-To: <482FFE4C.3080702@bah.homeip.net>
References:  <482FFE4C.3080702@bah.homeip.net>

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On Sunday 18 May 2008 06:00:44 am B H wrote:
> Hello list!
>
> After a reboot my /boot directory is missing.
> Is it possible to somehow regenerate /boot and the files that live
> there? I do not want to reinstall.
>
> Thanks for any help.

You will need install media.

The things the install media will not have is your /boot/loader.conf and an=
y=20
custom kernels you compiled.

In fact the /boot/loader.conf on the cd has goo in it that will need to be=
=20
removed for normal booting.

=2D-=20
Thanks,

Josh Paetzel

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