On 5/25/06, Nick Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
viq wrote:
> On Thursday 25 May 2006 09:22, Jan Johansson wrote:
>> akonsu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> For the NTLDR you want the PBR (Partition Boot Record) not the
>> MBR (Master Boot Record). I changed the of= for correct the
>> terminology the important part is the if= device. I usually use
>>
>> dd if=/dev/rwd0a of=/mnt/OpenBSD.pbr bs=512 count=1
>>
>> where /mnt is the mountpoint of a small FAT partiton that is
>> active.
>
> While at the subject, you need to run this every time you upgrade bootblocks.
> What would be the result of not updating bootblocks when upgrading from
> snapshot?
"depends".
The boot code doesn't change dramatically often. [...]
> Or not rerunning that command when updating them?
As indicated by others, the system won't boot.
[...]
Excellent! I had the exact same problem (and also "solved" it with
winimage, which is a disugsting app). Thanks to Nick for his clear
explanation, and others for the solution in simple terms. This list is
always so informative.
-Nick (#2)
