From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 6 13:56:49 2009 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 86997106564A for ; Wed, 6 May 2009 13:56:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from leslie@eskk.nu) Received: from mx1.bjare.net (mx1.bjare.net [212.31.160.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17C3F8FC14 for ; Wed, 6 May 2009 13:56:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from leslie@eskk.nu) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx1.bjare.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25E4F5E3B2; Wed, 6 May 2009 15:56:48 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mx1.bjare.net X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -1.158 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.158 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.150, BAYES_00=-2.599, MISSING_HEADERS=1.292, SPF_PASS=-0.001] Received: from mx1.bjare.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mx1.bjare.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 00C8UCga+dJw; Wed, 6 May 2009 15:56:45 +0200 (CEST) X-BN-MX1: ja X-BN-MailInfo: BjareNet Received: from blj01.no-ip.org (c-195-216-040-164.static.bjare.net [195.216.40.164]) by mx1.bjare.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 61AA35E23F; Wed, 6 May 2009 15:56:42 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <4A019719.6070001@eskk.nu> Date: Wed, 06 May 2009 15:56:41 +0200 From: Leslie Jensen User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090406) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20090506085405.GA5251@rebelion.Sisis.de> <4A0165EA.1060003@otenet.gr> <20090506120827.GA10242@rebelion.Sisis.de> <20090506144346.35d7d9a2@server15.gelita.swe> In-Reply-To: <20090506144346.35d7d9a2@server15.gelita.swe> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Matthias Apitz , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: reducing Windows Vista to install FreeBSD dual-boot 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: Wed, 06 May 2009 13:56:49 -0000 Anders Troback skrev: > On Wed, 6 May 2009 14:08:27 +0200 > Matthias Apitz wrote: > >> El día Wednesday, May 06, 2009 a las 01:26:50PM +0300, Manolis >> Kiagias escribió: >> >>> Sure, You can even reduce Vista's partition from Control Panel -> >>> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk Management. >>> Right click on the partition and select to shrink. The amount that >>> it will allow you to shrink will vary (probably depends on the >>> fragmentation) but I guess you will be able to get 50G on a 200G >>> disk. >> I did so and was only allowed to shrink the partition to some 125 >> GByte. I even moved before the swap to some other partition, reserved >> for of DELL recovery. >> I re-booted and hoped that it let me now shrink the 125 even more, >> but no luck. So, at the moment I only have around 100 GByte for >> FreeBSD free, which is a lot, compared with other servers I have >> here. >> >>> Then install >>> FreeBSD as usual, but do not allow it to install any boot manager >>> (it will mess with Vista's BCD system). After installing, use >>> EasyBCD (free download) within Vista to add FreeBSD to the boot >>> menu. >> Thanks for the hint. >> >> matthias > > Before you shrink you need to defrag you partition and normally you > can't do it with the defrag tool that are built into Vista, you need > something like PerfectDisk. You can get a trial version of PerfecDisk > and you only need it once so that's not an issue:-) You have to do a > system-files-defrag-on-next-boot (don't remember the exact options > here)! > > \\anders > I've done this a few times and the best procedure is to use the Parted magic CD and resize the partition. The Vista shrink tool is not something I would recommend. You don't have to think of defragging when you use Parted Magic. /Leslie