From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 30 23:00:00 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C28F106566C for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fluffy@freebsd.org) Received: from ns.ael.RU (ns.ael.ru [62.76.207.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F192A8FC1F for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:59:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from Fluffy.Khv.RU (dhcp-14.local.ael [192.168.100.14]) by ns.ael.RU (8.14.3/8.14.3/Fluffy/5.3) with ESMTP id o2UMnCxE039586; Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:49:12 +1100 (VLAST) (envelope-from fluffy@freebsd.org) Received: from Fluffy.Khv.RU (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Fluffy.Khv.RU (8.14.4/8.14.4/Fluffy/5.4.1) with ESMTP id o2UMZclU042524; Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:37:14 +1100 (VLAST) (envelope-from fluffy@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from fluffy@localhost) by Fluffy.Khv.RU (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id o2UMZB2w042490; Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:35:12 +1100 (VLAST) (envelope-from fluffy@freebsd.org) From: Dima Panov Organization: The FreeBSD Project To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Polytropon Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:34:58 +1100 User-Agent: KMail/1.13.1 (FreeBSD/9.0-900010-CURRENT; KDE/4.4.2; amd64; ; ) References: <33082.cHZpZGFsZXM=.1269981713.pvidales@correo.uc.cl> <20100330234854.5197a3d6.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20100330234854.5197a3d6.freebsd@edvax.de> X-Face: "RE-2'yS-N:*/7DHOjQ%Az<.+SG>K7B'k(&; qb0K4]Hv>J}"l9,=:m2_]-3S/}`b\]yA-g !y3en*Zl(i-86iM?Q[w@!=rW&JdT>KHW@dri>+qMcy42O, 5#izEqa-K+=B<@A X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (ns.ael.RU [192.168.1.1]); Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:49:12 +1100 (VLAST) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-104.4 required=3.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00, USER_IN_WHITELIST autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on ns.ael.RU Cc: pvidales@uc.cl Subject: Re: FreeBSD Instalation question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:00:00 -0000 On Wednesday 31 March 2010 08:48:54 Polytropon wrote: > 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 Just one note. Usually Windows7 have additional hidden 100M boot partition first, than own system partition (Drive C:), don't be missed. -- Dima "Red Fox" Panov @ Home | C73E 2B72 1FFD 61BD E206 1234 A626 76ED 93E3 B018 Khabarovsk, Russia | 2D30 2CCB 9984 130C 6F87 BAFC FB8B A09D D539 8F29 KDE@FreeBSD Team | FreeBSD committer since 10.08.2009 | FreeBSD since Sept 1995 Twitter.com:fluffy_khv | Skype:dima.panov | Jabber.org:fluffy.khv | ICQ:1745024