From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 18 19:37:03 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C706A16A4CE for ; Tue, 18 May 2004 19:37:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dayton.homeip.net (user136.net491.or.sprint-hsd.net [65.40.176.136]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5177F43D2F for ; Tue, 18 May 2004 19:37:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rob@dayton.homeip.net) Received: from DellD500 (unknown [192.168.0.4]) by dayton.homeip.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 0F5A46330; Tue, 18 May 2004 19:47:50 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <000d01c43d4a$28c91ec0$0400a8c0@DellD500> From: "Robert Dayton" To: "Pete Carss" References: <00c101c43ce8$a64d0080$5001a8c0@k2> <40AAA15B.4070000@mac.com> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 19:36:58 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best way to install FBSD5.2.1 and Windows XP what proceedure to follow. X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 02:37:03 -0000 You don't have to trash anything. Use Partition Magic to shrink your WindowsXP partition and set up one for FreeBSD. Then use the GAG boot loader. I have XP and FreeBSD 5.2.1 running on my Dell D-500 and I have absolutely no problems with it. GAG really made it easy and it has been running trouble-free under heavy use for a couple of months now. The wireless card was a bitch to get working, too, but once set up it is rock solid. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Carss" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 4:50 PM Subject: Re: Best way to install FBSD5.2.1 and Windows XP what proceedure to follow. > Eric Parsonage wrote: > > Hi all > > > > I have a Toshiba Satellite A30 whic currently has WIndows XP home on it but > > it is brand new so I dont mind trashing it and starting from scratch. > > > > I want to Dual boot with FBSD 5.2.1 and Windows XP Pro. I need to put XP > > home on the machine before XP Pro upgrades it so I get all the toshiba > > utilities. > > > > Can anybody give me any advice on what order to do everything in and what > > tools to use ? > > > > Regards Eric Parsonage > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > I've used the partition magic route many times - I've lost count. I've > never done anything special - resize with Partition Magic - boot off the > FreeBSD cdrom and create a slice in the remaining space (I don't need > to pass things between OSs much) - the FreeBSD boot loader boots XP fine > so you can install it into the MBR - although it always comes up with > ??? as the label for the windows partition (I've grown kindof fond of > this recently ??? seems fitting for windows) > > Pete > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >