Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:42:58 -0800 From: Mike Starr <starrtennis@gmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fwd: Reinstalling Windows from a corrupt FreeBSD install Message-ID: <CABhTyc8fJYR0L_7CpCmjE0WFsLTC7dGjJcFys8czkPAGNeuGOQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1411261015270.17382@wonkity.com> References: <CABhTyc_ioED9Vh9Tr75R=%2B2i-A=19kJBVwS18kwbyyMtuyxYeg@mail.gmail.com> <CABhTyc_RJ71oBJXsU64huCcMBVTTiYMqHvNH_Qk8UTtj8PYSAg@mail.gmail.com> <CABhTyc_VD38uLdnwy_SJcfzcawMD8ZT0p%2B_xOteGtZK0AhU42g@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1411261015270.17382@wonkity.com>
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In response to boot0cfg -B ada0 I got the error boot0cfg: Unable to get providername for ada0 How do you recommend transferring the EasyBCD thing to the FreeBSD laptop? Boot from a CD with the software burnt onto it? And for VirtualBox, that would be on the non-corrupt laptop I'm currently running off of, if I'm getting everything right here? On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 9:26 AM, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > On Wed, 26 Nov 2014, Mike Starr wrote: > > *Geom name: ada0* >>> *Scheme: MBR* >>> *Providers:* >>> 1. >>> ada0s1 >>> 1.5G >>> type: !39 >>> >>> 2. >>> ada0s2 >>> 581G >>> ntfs (windows?) >>> >>> 3. >>> ada0s3 >>> 338G >>> ebr >>> >>> 4. >>> ada0s4 >>> 11G >>> FreeBSD >>> >> > This is an MBR partitioning scheme. The first slice is probably a utility > or recovery partition for Windows, and Windows is installed in the second > slice. > > The third slice is an "extended" partition. There might be subpartitions > inside it. Let's ignore that, it will not matter to FreeBSD. > > *Geom Name: ada0s4* >>> *Scheme: BSD* >>> *Providers:* >>> 1. >>> ada0s4a >>> 10G (I thought this was where I installed FreeBSD...) >>> FreeBSD-ufs >>> 2. >>> ada0s4b >>> 561M >>> FreeBSD-swap >>> >> > This is a normal FreeBSD install in the fourth slice. The slice is > divided into a 10G data filesystem partition and a 561M swap partition. > > I tried the boot0cfg -B -m 0xf command but it didn't work. But I see what >>> you're trying to do--not so change the BIOS (each slice or Geom has its >>> own?), but to change the boot manager (so you can choose which Geom to >>> load >>> from). I don't know what the difference between a provider and a >>> consumer >>> is. I'll poke around with the boot0cfg command a bit more and see what >>> happens. >>> >> > From memory, it would just be 'boot0cfg -B ada0'. > > However, Windows users might find it using easier to use EasyBCD > http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/ (scroll to bottom, click Register, > registration not required). > > Another option is just to install VirtualBox and install FreeBSD as a VM > inside it. Besides making it possible to run multiple systems at the same > time, it does not endanger the existing partition table or operating > systems. >
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