From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 14 17:47:36 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46A5C16A401 for ; Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:47:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 165E413C491 for ; Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:47:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l1EHjiqb060571; Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:45:44 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l1EHjiwW060570; Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:45:44 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:45:44 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Jeff Palmer Message-ID: <20070214174544.GA60526@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <1159.192.168.1.2.1171417443.squirrel@mail.totaldiver.net> <20070214162159.GC60040@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <7.0.1.0.0.20070214120313.01a25808@totaldiver.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.0.20070214120313.01a25808@totaldiver.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual boot problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:47:36 -0000 On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 12:04:57PM -0500, Jeff Palmer wrote: > > Do you really need to use Grub to replace the FreeBSD MBR? > >I haven't had my hands on Vista yet - in no hurry either - > >but I think it should boot Vista OK. I've use it for several > >other MS versions from Win-95 - Win 2K - Xp-Pro and it works > >just fine. I haven't heard that any low level boot code (at the > >level the MBR works) has been changed in Vista, though I haven't > >been out looking yet either. > > > >I would be interested to know if they have changed the BIOS to MBR to > >boot sector handoff specs if something has happened to it. > > > >////jerry > > > Jerry, > > > I can confirm the FreeBSD bootloader does *not* work with > vista. from my research, it appears vista now writes some kind of > signature or hash into the MBR for the bitlocker technology. if > you modify the MBR with a bootloader (that doesn't chainload) then > the checksum/hash doesn't match, and vista complains that the > drive/data is corrupted. It will not boot. Geez. Damn cretins. Just another attempt to jerk the user around and strongarm control the use of the system. Thanks for the info. ////jerry