From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 28 02:08:31 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8064516A469 for ; Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:08:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout4.cac.washington.edu (mxout4.cac.washington.edu [140.142.33.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5026F13C46A for ; Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:08:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.33.9] (may be forged)) by mxout4.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.05) with ESMTP id l5S28Ufg017551 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:08:30 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.10.45] (c-24-10-12-194.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [24.10.12.194]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l5S28UBl026111 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:08:30 -0700 Message-ID: <46831822.4090600@u.washington.edu> Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:08:34 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (Windows/20070604) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: pfgshield-freebsd@yahoo.com References: <722528.14010.qm@web32707.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <722528.14010.qm@web32707.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.3.2.304607, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.1.298604, Antispam-Data: 2007.6.27.184633 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: MS Vista vs FreeBSD's bootloader X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:08:31 -0000 pfgshield-freebsd@yahoo.com wrote: > Hi; > > FWIW, if you just got your new computer with Windows Vista installed and were > hoping to dual boot FreeBSD on it, let me tell you that FreeBSD's bootloader > will screw things up. > > Microsoft basically declared the war on alternative OSs so it seems vista > doesn't like: > - bootloaders different than the one used by Vista. > - Making a non Vista partition active. > > I did what I used to do with XP: I resized the Windows partition with a liveCD > and QTparted, Installed FreeBSD with booteasy.. and surprise... Windows Vista > won't run again. > > I then rescued the Vista installation with the install CD (good thing they > included that this time, and not only the preinstalled OS!), and looked on the > -net for something called EasyBCD, which looks like it will solve the problem > by reconfiguring the Vista bootloader. > > cheers, > > Pedro. > Their excuse is probably to keep (some of the less intelligent) users out there from booting using their own media or alternate means. M$ really must have something important in their bootloader... -Garrett