From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 8 08:28:36 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 EDC42106564A for ; Fri, 8 May 2009 08:28:36 +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 A695C8FC19 for ; Fri, 8 May 2009 08:28:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) Received: from rebelion.Sisis.de (cazador.sisis.de [193.31.11.193]) by dd12710.kasserver.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1A11185184EC; Fri, 8 May 2009 10:28:36 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from guru@localhost) by rebelion.Sisis.de (8.14.2/8.13.8/Submit) id n488SYRx004641; Fri, 8 May 2009 10:28:34 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) X-Authentication-Warning: rebelion.Sisis.de: guru set sender to guru@unixarea.de using -f Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 10:28:34 +0200 From: Matthias Apitz To: Leslie Jensen Message-ID: <20090508082833.GA4565@rebelion.Sisis.de> References: <20090506085405.GA5251@rebelion.Sisis.de> <4A0165EA.1060003@otenet.gr> <20090506120827.GA10242@rebelion.Sisis.de> <20090506144346.35d7d9a2@server15.gelita.swe> <4A019719.6070001@eskk.nu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <4A019719.6070001@eskk.nu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE (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: Fri, 08 May 2009 08:28:37 -0000 El día Wednesday, May 06, 2009 a las 03:56:41PM +0200, Leslie Jensen escribió: > 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. I did it with Pmagic 4.0 and Vista is now in its jail of 50 GByte and I have around 180 GByte for FreeBSD CURRENT. I still have to look for and install EasyBCD to be able to boot CURRENT after the installation... Thx 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.