From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 27 12:35:52 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6440106564A for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 12:35:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) Received: from dd12710.kasserver.com (dd12710.kasserver.com [85.13.134.233]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A07758FC24 for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 12:35:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) Received: from localhost.my.domain (cazador.sisis.de [193.31.11.193]) by dd12710.kasserver.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C40CC18503657; Wed, 27 May 2009 14:35:53 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from guru@localhost) by localhost.my.domain (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n4RCZo5U001644; Wed, 27 May 2009 14:35:50 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.my.domain: guru set sender to guru@unixarea.de using -f Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 14:35:50 +0200 From: Matthias Apitz To: Manolis Kiagias Message-ID: <20090527123550.GA1565@current.Sisis.de> References: <20090506085405.GA5251@rebelion.Sisis.de> <4A0165EA.1060003@otenet.gr> <20090527110532.GA3397@current.Sisis.de> <4A1D2A96.6050300@otenet.gr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <4A1D2A96.6050300@otenet.gr> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT (i386) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: reducing Windows Vista to install FreeBSD dual-boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Matthias Apitz List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 12:35:53 -0000 El día Wednesday, May 27, 2009 a las 02:57:10PM +0300, Manolis Kiagias escribió: > >Concerning EasyBCD, it tries always in unattended mode to boot the damn > >Vista and not the other FreeBSD partition which I have i 1st place in > >the boot menu, i.e. if you just switch on the laptop and go for coffee, > >you will find it Vista booted. :-( > > > > There is an option in EasyBCD concerning the default entry to boot. I > would tell you the exact location, but due to recent developments > (VirtualBox running on FreeBSD) I completely wiped Vista from my laptop > ;) I am sure you will find it though. Ofc, there was this option; thx > >Is there no way to use the normal FreeBSD boot manager to switch between > >the partitions to boot? > > > > > > > > This used to be the case up until XP. Vista's boot loader is very fussy > though, and it usually breaks if you do that. For peace of mind I'd > recommend against it. Another solution would probably be to not use the > boot manger at all but use disk management in Vista and fdisk in FreeBSD > to set the active partition each time you need to change. I haven't > tried this, but it should work. well I can now live with the change and it boots FreeBSD by default (I'm just closing my eyes some seconds after power-on to not have to see the word Vista :-)) I will erase later the Vista in any case. matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e - w http://www.unixarea.de/ People who hate Microsoft Windows use Linux but people who love UNIX use FreeBSD.