Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 14:35:50 +0200 From: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> To: Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: reducing Windows Vista to install FreeBSD dual-boot Message-ID: <20090527123550.GA1565@current.Sisis.de> In-Reply-To: <4A1D2A96.6050300@otenet.gr> References: <20090506085405.GA5251@rebelion.Sisis.de> <4A0165EA.1060003@otenet.gr> <20090527110532.GA3397@current.Sisis.de> <4A1D2A96.6050300@otenet.gr>
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El día Wednesday, May 27, 2009 a las 02:57:10PM +0300, Manolis Kiagias escribió: > >Concerning EasyBCD, it tries always in unattended mode to boot the damn > >Vista and not the other FreeBSD partition which I have i 1st place in > >the boot menu, i.e. if you just switch on the laptop and go for coffee, > >you will find it Vista booted. :-( > > > > There is an option in EasyBCD concerning the default entry to boot. I > would tell you the exact location, but due to recent developments > (VirtualBox running on FreeBSD) I completely wiped Vista from my laptop > ;) I am sure you will find it though. Ofc, there was this option; thx > >Is there no way to use the normal FreeBSD boot manager to switch between > >the partitions to boot? > > > > > > > > This used to be the case up until XP. Vista's boot loader is very fussy > though, and it usually breaks if you do that. For peace of mind I'd > recommend against it. Another solution would probably be to not use the > boot manger at all but use disk management in Vista and fdisk in FreeBSD > to set the active partition each time you need to change. I haven't > tried this, but it should work. well I can now live with the change and it boots FreeBSD by default (I'm just closing my eyes some seconds after power-on to not have to see the word Vista :-)) I will erase later the Vista in any case. matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e <guru@unixarea.de> - w http://www.unixarea.de/ People who hate Microsoft Windows use Linux but people who love UNIX use FreeBSD.
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