On Wednesday 31 March 2010 08:48:54 Polytropon wrote: > On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:41:53 -0300 (CLST), pvida...@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
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