Subject: SOLVED (RE: my problem installing 1.4)
To: None <M.Drochner@fz-juelich.de>
From: Heron Gallegos <gallegos@csxxi.sepc.edu.mx>
List: port-i386
Date: 06/05/1999 14:12:40
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Matthias wrote:
> > I installed 1.4 over the hard disk, i think
> > the install diskette wrote the partition table over the linux table.
>
> The standard installation does not overwrite the master boot record
> if it appears to contain a valid bootloader.
> You should reinstall it with "fdisk -i".
YES, YES, there was a valid bootloader in the hard disk
Thanks a lot
I used the fdisk utility (win95 with support for large partitions)
to overwrite the table and MBR.
Then i installed NetBSD 1.4 without problems...
It works fine now, thanks a lot Matthias, Dave, Tony, Christos
Heron Gallegos
Centro Siglo XXI - Informatica Educativa
Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
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color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial">Matthias wrote:<br>> > I =
installed 1.4 over the hard disk, i think<br>> > the install =
diskette wrote the partition table over the linux table.<br>> =
<br>> The standard installation does not overwrite the master boot =
record<br>> if it appears to contain a valid bootloader.<br>> You =
should reinstall it with "fdisk -i".<br><br>YES, YES, there =
was a valid bootloader in the hard disk<br>Thanks a lot<br><br>I used =
the fdisk utility (win95 with support for large partitions)<br>to =
overwrite the table and MBR.<br>Then i installed NetBSD 1.4 without =
problems...<br>It works fine now, thanks a lot Matthias, Dave, Tony, =
Christos<br><br>Heron Gallegos<br>Centro Siglo XXI - Informatica =
Educativa<br>Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico<br><br></p>
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