Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 08:18:45 -0500 (CDT) From: David Fleck <david.fleck@mchsi.com> To: Danny MacMillan <flowers@users.sourceforge.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Install errors on old HP machine Message-ID: <20040704081347.E19350@grond.sourballs.org> In-Reply-To: <20040703151518.GB1011@procyon.nekulturny.org> References: <20040703071525.T19350@grond.sourballs.org> <20040703151518.GB1011@procyon.nekulturny.org>
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On Sat, 3 Jul 2004, Danny MacMillan wrote: > If you have another laptop, you can: > > 1. Put the hard drive in the other laptop. > 2. Install a boot manager on it that will allow you to boot from CD. > 3. Put the hard drive back in the HP. > 4. Boot the HP from the FreeBSD and proceed as normally. > > That's what I did. Here's the boot manager I used: > > http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/ > > You can install the standard boot manager during FreeBSD installation if > you want, or choose "None" to keep the fancy one. Thanks for the information. This machine is a low priority, but I'll try your idea soon. -- David Fleck david.fleck@mchsi.com
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