Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:45:21 -0800 From: rachie <freebsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual Boot Vista - Large Sector Issue Message-ID: <200710031745.21343.freebsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <9f9a8c400710031757y5cd7c2ebq4b3530d2800a4c3c@mail.gmail.com> References: <9f9a8c400710031757y5cd7c2ebq4b3530d2800a4c3c@mail.gmail.com>
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I was able to install FreeBSD alongside Vista on my HP laptop. What I did was I shrank down the windows partition using Partition Magic. Its not normal NTFS according to Partition Magic. But after I shrank it down I just booted from the FreeBSD install cd and installed it like normal, was able to create all the slices. After I was done I had to run the vista boot repair in order to access Vista again. I now have vista, stable, and current. This isn't exactly an answer to your problem but I am hoping it will help you get FreeBSD installed. On Wednesday 03 October 2007 4:57:19 pm compunction wrote: > I am trying to install FreeBSD on the same drive as Vista in a dual boot > configuration. FDISK is reporting the normal geometry errors and it is > also stating that my Vista partition does not start on a sector boundary. > I chose to ignore these errors, but when I was creating the last slice on > the drive I got an error about not being able to create partition. I did > some research and I think the issue is related to the way Vista is creating > partitions. > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923332 > http://www.multibooters.co.uk/partitions.html > > Does anyone know if/when fdisk will support this new partition layout? > > Thanks > Mark > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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