Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:38:39 +0100 From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9 and Windows XP Message-ID: <1363009119.631.58.camel@archlinux> In-Reply-To: <20130311143113.d87dc3181183a4d8059a0810@yahoo.es> References: <20130309120741.DED57767@ms5.mc.surewest.net> <20130311135110.9da99d99cfe968f2d904acd0@yahoo.es> <1363007645.631.43.camel@archlinux> <20130311143113.d87dc3181183a4d8059a0810@yahoo.es>
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On Mon, 2013-03-11 at 14:31 +0100, Eduardo Morras wrote: > On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:14:05 +0100 > Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, 2013-03-11 at 13:51 +0100, Eduardo Morras wrote: > > > As an addon to other answers, you can install VirtualBox, create a > > > minimal hard disk with MBR boot menu that points to the WindowsXP > > > partition. This way you don't need to restart in WinXP. The same > can > > > be done from WinXP side, a minimal hd with MBR boot menu to > startup > > > the FreeBSD. > > > > This does work? > > I followed the instructions (only once) from this page > http://geekery.amhill.net/2010/01/27/virtualbox-with-existing-windows-partition/ and it works under FreeBSD 8.3 and WinXP. > > > I've got XP as VBox's vdi and just a folder to share content with > *nix. > > It would be possible to install XP bootable without VBox to a ntfs > > partition, to boot it directly and if wanted, to use it also as > guest in > > VBox? > > I use it that way, my set up is 2 primary mbr partitions, one with XP > ntfs, the other with FreeBSD ufs2+su. VBox installed on both. > > > > > I only use VBox to get applications for an iPad and to copy PDFs to > an > > iPad, since ad-hoc networks until now never worked for me, but I > also > > would like to test hardware sometimes, impossible with VBox, so > > sometimes it would be nice to have a real Windows install. > > > > If this should work, will it become impossible to use snapshots made > by > > VBox? Will there be no confusion regarding to different drivers for > the > > XP booted as VBox guest and booted directly? > > Don't know if VBox snapshots are usable, never tried. > > There's no confusion, WinXP access directly to the XP partition and > FreeBSD to FreeBSD partition. If you don't play with VBox internal > commands you are safe. I got a dirty fs on FreeBSD when WinXP crashed > once. Thank you :) I'll flag your reply as "useful information", perhaps I come back to that later. Regards, Ralf
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