FreeBSD Instalation question

[Dima Panov]

On Wednesday 31 March 2010 08:48:54 Polytropon wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:41:53 -0300 (CLST), pvidales at uc.cl wrote:
> > Hello. I am interested in installing FreeBSD OS on my Notebook, which has
> > at this time Windows 7 with a hard disk partitioned into 2 primary
> > partition (C: and D:).
> > I read the installation instructions, but I was clear:
> > How can I install FreeBSD OS on partition D: without deleting the
> > contents of C: (Windows 7 and other files) so you can choose when
> > starting the OS with my Notebook which to work (Windows 7 or FreeBSD)?
> > Thank you!
> 
> During the installation (usually involving the sysinstall
> installation program), you are entering the slice editor.
> This is where "primary partitions" are mentioned. Delete
> the partition corresponding to the "drive letter" D:, I
> would assume it's the second one on the disk. Then create
> a new slice for the (now) free space and make it a FreeBSD
> slice. After that, you can install the FreeBSD boot manager.
> I'm not familiar with "Windows", so I would assume that
> it won't harm the "Windows" installation on the disk if
> you add this boot manager. After that, you continue in
> the normal way partitioning your FreeBSD slice, selecting
> things to install, and so on.
> 
> The FreeBSD boot manager will then allow you to select
> to boot FreeBSD or "Windows" at system startup.
> 
> Before:
> 
> 	{ [ "Windows" partition C: ]  [ "Windows" partition D: ] }
> 
> First step in slice editor (delete second "Windows" partition):
> 
> 	{ [ "Windows" partition C: ]  -free-                     }
> 
> Second step in slice editor (create FreeBSD slice):
> 
> 	{ [ "Windows" partition C: ]  [ FreeBSD                ] }
> 
> Third step, after slice editor (install boot manager):
> 
> 	{M[ "Windows" partition C: ]  [ FreeBSD                ] }
> 
> Keep an eye on which partition you mark "active" inside the slice
> editor. As I said, I'm not familiar with how "Windows" handles
> things, and I'm not a multi-booter, so excuse me for being quite
> generic in my answer. :-)
> 
> Don't miss the excellent documentation in the FreeBSD handbook,
> esp. ch. 2.6, to be found here:
> 
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/install-steps.html

Just one note.

Usually Windows7 have additional hidden 100M boot partition first, than own system 
partition (Drive C:), don't be missed.


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