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Cc: compunction@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Dual Boot Vista - Large Sector Issue
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On Thursday 04 October 2007 00:57:19 compunction wrote:
> I am trying to install FreeBSD on the same drive as Vista in a dual boot
> configuration.  FDISK is reporting the normal geometry errors and it is
> also stating that my Vista partition does not start on a sector boundary. 
> I chose to ignore these errors, but when I was creating the last slice on
> the drive I got an error about not being able to create partition.  I did
> some research and I think the issue is related to the way Vista is creating
> partitions.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923332
> http://www.multibooters.co.uk/partitions.html
>
> Does anyone know if/when fdisk will support this new partition layout?
>
> Thanks
> Mark

Maybe not the answer to your question, but these might help in dualbooting 
without too much problems :
http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/Linux
http://apcmag.com/5046/how_to_dual_boot_vista_with_linux_vista_installed_first

-- 
Beni.