Subject: port-i386/9093: i386 install does not overwrite mbr
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Hisashi T Fujinaka <htodd@twofifty.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 12/31/1999 18:12:39
>Number: 9093
>Category: port-i386
>Synopsis: i386 install does not overwrite mbr
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: port-i386-maintainer (NetBSD/i386 Portmaster)
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Fri Dec 31 18:12:00 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Hisashi T Fujinaka
>Organization:
>Release: 12/31/99<NetBSD-current source date>
>Environment:
System: NetBSD alison 1.4P NetBSD 1.4P (alison) #14: Sun Dec 26 09:17:35 PST 1999 htodd@alison:/disk/alison/1/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/alison i386
>Description:
i386 install does not overwrite the MBR, making the system not boot properly if you're changing from a system with LILO.
>How-To-Repeat:
Load linux and then try to load NetBSD.
>Fix:
Boot a dos disk and do a "fdisk /mbr"
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: