From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 8 02:16:19 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 161DF16A4BF for ; Mon, 8 Sep 2003 02:16:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail1.bluewin.ch (mail1.bluewin.ch [195.186.1.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C086743F85 for ; Mon, 8 Sep 2003 02:16:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from raphael@computer-rental.ch) Received: from computer-rental.ch (81.62.25.38) by mail1.bluewin.ch (Bluewin AG 7.0.020) id 3F57033E000619AD; Mon, 8 Sep 2003 09:15:42 +0000 Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 11:13:28 +0200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) To: Dan Harrison From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rapha=EBl_Marmier?= In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) cc: Brett Glass 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 09:16:19 -0000 Happened to me as well in the past. With Linux as well. I think I=20 solved it by installing BSD first and then windows, I'm not sure though. Raphael Le Lundi, 8 sep 2003, =E0 05:25 Europe/Zurich, Dan Harrison a =E9crit : >> I'm attempting to install FreeBSD 4.8 on a system which will boot it=20= >> and also Windows 2000 Server. I've done this with two multiboot=20 >> utilities: the simple boot manager that comes with FreeBSD and V=20 >> Communications' System Commander. >> >> In both cases, I have found that when I install FreeBSD it corrupts=20= >> neighboring NTFS and FAT partitions. After the install, the OSes in=20= >> these partitions fail to boot or the partitions become entirely=20 >> unreadable. Whether I tell FreeBSD not to install an MBR or whether I=20= >> tell it to install its boot manager, the result is the same:=20 >> Neighboring partitions are being corrupted to the point where one can=20= >> not get to data on them. >> >> I realize that dual booting is not common, but I need to do it on=20 >> 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.=20= > My solution, I'm sorry to say, was to get another hard drive and=20 > re-install Windows on that. If I wanted to use windows, switch the=20 > 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=20= > that you are not alone. > > Good luck. > --=20 > Signed, > Dan Harrison > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to=20 > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"