Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2025 01:22:09 -0700 From: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual boot - Windows 10 and FreeBSD encrypted ZFS Message-ID: <52396138-a976-4041-90eb-eb68f12f68e5@holgerdanske.com> In-Reply-To: <fa73a1c5-4a8e-459b-9bfa-5feb327e2729@julf.com> References: <2298c457-0081-4233-9ebb-b1bfdb3d44a8@Julf.com> <312a9229-c37e-4208-aa8c-8889565e595c@holgerdanske.com> <3ecb37d3-831a-44f7-9306-aa814cf7908e@julf.com> <a1269cbf-9b0c-485c-99e4-6fac61481179@holgerdanske.com> <fa73a1c5-4a8e-459b-9bfa-5feb327e2729@julf.com>
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On 7/31/25 23:58, Johan Helsingius wrote: > On 01/08/2025 00:04, David Christensen wrote: >> Assuming the SSD is not soldered onto the motherboard, if you intend >> to run FreeBSD on the laptop daily and never use Windows again, but >> you want to be able to boot Windows in case you need to run some >> Windows- only hardware/ firmware utility, then swapping the disk is >> what I would do; even if that means opening the laptop. STFW to see >> if Lenovo has a service manual. Watch YouTube videos. Research what >> SSD's the laptop supports and buy a suitable SSD; buying an identical >> SSD is an easy and safe bet. Get the right tools, including an anti- >> static wrist strap. Check if https://www.ifixit.com/ has a kit with >> everything you need. Go for it. > > Pretty much the only reason I want to have Windows is as a decoy. The > way I have my other laptop set up (with Linux) is that the normal > boot sequence boots up windows, but it can be (invisibly) interrupted > to give the choice of booting up Linux instead. I had hoped to do the > same with FreeBSD on my other laptop. > > Julf Sneaky. ;-) The only other resource I can think of is the FreeBSD installer. It is a non-trivial shell script suite, but very well written and reasonably easy to understand. I crawled and hacked it in the past when I wanted to set slice and partition sizes, set ZFS pool and filesystem properties, etc., for new installs. Studying that and Lucas might give you enough insight to implement Windows/ FreeBSD dual-boot. Davidhelp
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