From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 7 20:26:29 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13B2116A4BF for ; Sun, 7 Sep 2003 20:26:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtpout.mac.com (smtpout.mac.com [17.250.248.87]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78A8243F93 for ; Sun, 7 Sep 2003 20:26:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from macman20001@mac.com) Received: from mac.com (smtpin07-en2 [10.13.10.152]) by smtpout.mac.com (Xserve/MantshX 2.0) with ESMTP id h883QR5u024612; Sun, 7 Sep 2003 20:26:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.96.3] (66-188-223-171.roc.mn.charter.com [66.188.223.171]) (authenticated bits=0) by mac.com (Xserve/8.12.9/MantshX 2.0) with ESMTP id h883QOwr013075; Sun, 7 Sep 2003 20:26:25 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: macman20001@mail.mac.com Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20030906215542.028ddc60@localhost> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20030906215542.028ddc60@localhost> Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:25:49 -0500 To: Brett Glass From: Dan Harrison Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD install corrupts neighboring partitions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 03:26:29 -0000 >I'm attempting to install FreeBSD 4.8 on a system which will boot it >and also Windows 2000 Server. I've done this with two multiboot >utilities: the simple boot manager that comes with FreeBSD and V >Communications' System Commander. > >In both cases, I have found that when I install FreeBSD it corrupts >neighboring NTFS and FAT partitions. After the install, the OSes in >these partitions fail to boot or the partitions become entirely >unreadable. Whether I tell FreeBSD not to install an MBR or whether >I tell it to install its boot manager, the result is the same: >Neighboring partitions are being corrupted to the point where one >can not get to data on them. > >I realize that dual booting is not common, but I need to do it on >this laptop. Has anyone else on the lists encountered this problem? Yes. I had it corrupt a copy of Win XP on a desktop I installed it on. My solution, I'm sorry to say, was to get another hard drive and re-install Windows on that. If I wanted to use windows, switch the hard drives in the OS detect order in the BOIS. :\ I don't know how practical it is on a laptop, but I wanted to tell you that you are not alone. Good luck. -- Signed, Dan Harrison