Install bug - 4.9 stable - post install circular reboot

[Doug White]

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 kblists at comcast.net wrote:

> Thanks to Stuart Barkley detailed suggestion:
>
> >(From memory, YMMV) Reboot for the installation CD into sysinstall.
> >Select "Configure"  then "Fdisk".  In fdisk select "W" this will cause
> >the MBR to be rewritten correctly (I always select the FreeBSD boot
> >manager, I don't know if that is necessary).
>
> I was able to get my 4.9 to boot.

I wonder if this is resetting some bogus boot0 option. THere is a
boot0cfg.exe on the CD I think... wonder if that could be used to rectify
things.  I'd have to reproduce it, which I can't :)

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