On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 09:27:34PM +0000, Saifi Khan wrote: > Hi all: > > Trying to install the 'boot0' boot manager on the MBR, from the > Fixit# command prompt as > > Fixit# boot0cfg -v -B -o noupdate /dev/ad4 > > the response is: > boot0cfg: write_mbr: /dev/ad4: Operation not permitted. > > i've configured a single slice for the entire disk as > Fixit# fdisk -B -I /dev/ad4 > > Is it that by default the sector 0 is taken as the start point > if the entire disk is configured with a single slice ?
Use fdisk. fdisk -B ad4 The fdisk commane you indicate does all you need. eg: fdisk -B -I ad4 does what you want and you do not need the boot0cfg ////jerry > > > thanks > Saifi. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"