From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 4 01:45:22 2007 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 6BFAE16A417 for ; Thu, 4 Oct 2007 01:45:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net) Received: from snoogles.rachie.is-a-geek.net (rachie.is-a-geek.net [66.230.99.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A88C13C43E for ; Thu, 4 Oct 2007 01:45:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net) Received: from smoochies.rachie.is-a-geek.net (unknown [192.168.2.50]) by snoogles.rachie.is-a-geek.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B34671CDEE for ; Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:45:21 -0800 (AKDT) Received: by smoochies.rachie.is-a-geek.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 93CEE28415; Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:45:21 -0800 (AKDT) From: rachie To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:45:21 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <9f9a8c400710031757y5cd7c2ebq4b3530d2800a4c3c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <9f9a8c400710031757y5cd7c2ebq4b3530d2800a4c3c@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200710031745.21343.freebsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> Subject: Re: Dual Boot Vista - Large Sector Issue 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: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:45:22 -0000 I was able to install FreeBSD alongside Vista on my HP laptop. What I did was I shrank down the windows partition using Partition Magic. Its not normal NTFS according to Partition Magic. But after I shrank it down I just booted from the FreeBSD install cd and installed it like normal, was able to create all the slices. After I was done I had to run the vista boot repair in order to access Vista again. I now have vista, stable, and current. This isn't exactly an answer to your problem but I am hoping it will help you get FreeBSD installed. On Wednesday 03 October 2007 4:57:19 pm compunction wrote: > I am trying to install FreeBSD on the same drive as Vista in a dual boot > configuration. FDISK is reporting the normal geometry errors and it is > also stating that my Vista partition does not start on a sector boundary. > I chose to ignore these errors, but when I was creating the last slice on > the drive I got an error about not being able to create partition. I did > some research and I think the issue is related to the way Vista is creating > partitions. > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923332 > http://www.multibooters.co.uk/partitions.html > > Does anyone know if/when fdisk will support this new partition layout? > > Thanks > Mark > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"