From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 30 21:48:58 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EC63106566B for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:48:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx02.qsc.de (mx02.qsc.de [213.148.130.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4CE68FC15 for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:48:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from r55.edvax.de (port-92-195-100-7.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.100.7]) by mx02.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01F5E1E31D; Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:48:55 +0200 (CEST) Received: from r55.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r55.edvax.de (8.14.2/8.14.2) with SMTP id o2ULmtiF002710; Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:48:55 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:48:54 +0200 From: Polytropon To: pvidales@uc.cl Message-Id: <20100330234854.5197a3d6.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <33082.cHZpZGFsZXM=.1269981713.pvidales@correo.uc.cl> References: <33082.cHZpZGFsZXM=.1269981713.pvidales@correo.uc.cl> Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.7 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Instalation question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Polytropon List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:48:58 -0000 On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:41:53 -0300 (CLST), pvidales@uc.cl wrote: > Hello. I am interested in installing FreeBSD OS on my Notebook, which has at > this time Windows 7 with a hard disk partitioned into 2 primary partition (C: > and D:). > I read the installation instructions, but I was clear: > How can I install FreeBSD OS on partition D: without deleting the contents of > C: (Windows 7 and other files) so you can choose when starting the OS with my > Notebook which to work (Windows 7 or FreeBSD)? > Thank you! During the installation (usually involving the sysinstall installation program), you are entering the slice editor. This is where "primary partitions" are mentioned. Delete the partition corresponding to the "drive letter" D:, I would assume it's the second one on the disk. Then create a new slice for the (now) free space and make it a FreeBSD slice. After that, you can install the FreeBSD boot manager. I'm not familiar with "Windows", so I would assume that it won't harm the "Windows" installation on the disk if you add this boot manager. After that, you continue in the normal way partitioning your FreeBSD slice, selecting things to install, and so on. The FreeBSD boot manager will then allow you to select to boot FreeBSD or "Windows" at system startup. Before: { [ "Windows" partition C: ] [ "Windows" partition D: ] } First step in slice editor (delete second "Windows" partition): { [ "Windows" partition C: ] -free- } Second step in slice editor (create FreeBSD slice): { [ "Windows" partition C: ] [ FreeBSD ] } Third step, after slice editor (install boot manager): {M[ "Windows" partition C: ] [ FreeBSD ] } Keep an eye on which partition you mark "active" inside the slice editor. As I said, I'm not familiar with how "Windows" handles things, and I'm not a multi-booter, so excuse me for being quite generic in my answer. :-) Don't miss the excellent documentation in the FreeBSD handbook, esp. ch. 2.6, to be found here: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/install-steps.html -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...