Subject: Re: problems making an IDE drive bootable....
To: NetBSD/i386 Discussion List <port-i386@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Greg A. Woods <woods@weird.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 03/29/2001 15:53:11
[ On Thursday, March 29, 2001 at 15:34:14 (-0500), Greg A. Woods wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: problems making an IDE drive bootable....
>
> I'll try fixing this (i.e. adjusting the start of the fdisk active
> partition to be at sector 51) and see what happens....

Yes, it works now.  Grrr...  Not only is the documentation confusing me,
I'm over-loaded with esoteric and confusing information from other
systems!  :-)

> Am I now correct in assuming that installboot does not need to be re-run
> after the fdisk MBR is re-initialised?

That does seem to be the case.

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