Date: Wed, 06 May 2009 15:56:41 +0200 From: Leslie Jensen <leslie@eskk.nu> Cc: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: reducing Windows Vista to install FreeBSD dual-boot Message-ID: <4A019719.6070001@eskk.nu> In-Reply-To: <20090506144346.35d7d9a2@server15.gelita.swe> References: <20090506085405.GA5251@rebelion.Sisis.de> <4A0165EA.1060003@otenet.gr> <20090506120827.GA10242@rebelion.Sisis.de> <20090506144346.35d7d9a2@server15.gelita.swe>
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Anders Troback skrev: > On Wed, 6 May 2009 14:08:27 +0200 > Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> wrote: > >> El día Wednesday, May 06, 2009 a las 01:26:50PM +0300, Manolis >> Kiagias escribió: >> >>> Sure, You can even reduce Vista's partition from Control Panel -> >>> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk Management. >>> Right click on the partition and select to shrink. The amount that >>> it will allow you to shrink will vary (probably depends on the >>> fragmentation) but I guess you will be able to get 50G on a 200G >>> disk. >> I did so and was only allowed to shrink the partition to some 125 >> GByte. I even moved before the swap to some other partition, reserved >> for of DELL recovery. >> I re-booted and hoped that it let me now shrink the 125 even more, >> but no luck. So, at the moment I only have around 100 GByte for >> FreeBSD free, which is a lot, compared with other servers I have >> here. >> >>> Then install >>> FreeBSD as usual, but do not allow it to install any boot manager >>> (it will mess with Vista's BCD system). After installing, use >>> EasyBCD (free download) within Vista to add FreeBSD to the boot >>> menu. >> Thanks for the hint. >> >> matthias > > Before you shrink you need to defrag you partition and normally you > can't do it with the defrag tool that are built into Vista, you need > something like PerfectDisk. You can get a trial version of PerfecDisk > and you only need it once so that's not an issue:-) You have to do a > system-files-defrag-on-next-boot (don't remember the exact options > here)! > > \\anders > I've done this a few times and the best procedure is to use the Parted magic CD and resize the partition. The Vista shrink tool is not something I would recommend. You don't have to think of defragging when you use Parted Magic. /Leslie
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