fdisk -B -b /boot/boot0 device

[Gert Cuykens]

On Apr 3, 2005 6:27 PM, Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 3, 2005 3:19 PM, Chris <racerx at makeworld.com> wrote:
> > Gert Cuykens wrote:
> > > On Apr 3, 2005 7:22 AM, Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >>On Mar 31, 2005 3:34 AM, Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>Is boot0 a bootmanager ?
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>I booted cd2 went into fixit mode did
> > >>
> > >>mount /dev/ad1 /mnt
> > >>cd /mnt/boot
> > >>fdisk -B -b /dev/ad1 boot0
> > >>
> > >>fdisk ask me to write boot record i said yes
> > >>fdisk ask me to write partition table i said no
> > >>
> > >>but i still dont have my freebsd bootmanager back and windows get loaded :(
> > >>what did i do wrong ?
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > i did it again but i answert 2 times yes now
> > > i have a boot manager this time but only f1 (windows) works when i
> > > press f2 nothing happens ?
> >
> > I believe the handbook covers dual booting. Please consider reading it a
> > few times - as I mentioned before, the Handbook will answer most of your
> > questions.
> >
> > In addition, search this list for "other" methods of doing dual boots
> > with Windows. It's been covered many times.
> >
> 
> The manual says sysinstall menu... boot manager... done I already did
> that and it works fine but i want to learn how to do it in fixit mode
> with fdisk -B b /dev/ad1 /mnt/boot/boot0
> 
> Windows is booting fine when i did that but freebsd doesnt boot what
> did i forget to do ?
> 

I tryed disklabel -B /dev/ad1s2 it tels me partition a b c d: offset
past unit and partition c doesnt start at 0 ?