Re: Windows XP & Partition Magic
> > > Can FreeBSD be installed if I use Partition Magic. I am currently running > > on Windows XP environment. (That is the only primary partition) ..If > > so how..I > > keep getting error messages "Could not find Primary Descriptor"..when > > installing > > FreeBSD from CD. Am I partitioning wrong, or is XP not compatable? I don't know just why you would be getting that error. Probably you did something wrong with Partition Magic when shrinking the XP slice. You may have to go back in to Partition Magic and make sure that both the WinXP and FreeBSD slices are marked as primary 'partitions'. They don't make it very clear that both slices should be defined as primary. But, it is definitely doable. The machine I am typing on right now has both WinXP and FreeBSD on it. I normally use the FreeBSD side, but occasionally boot to XP for certain things. It works just fine. Also, I used Partition Magic to shrink the preinstalled MS NTFS slice to make room for a FreeBSD slice. Does the WinXP still boot OK after shrinking its slice with Partition Magic? > If you're going to run FreeBSD you don't need Windows XP anymore. So the > CD installation is quite easy. Just boot from the CD, delete all paritions > and choose "use entire disk". That is not very good advice. The person is obviously trying to set up a dual boot machine.Sure, an experience person may find themselves eventually mostly using only the FreeBSD side of the machine, but that is not what was being asked. > > Besides that, the install procedure is quite well explained in the > documentations. That is true, but some things are still not obvious to the person just starting out, such as needing the FreeBSD slice marked as primary as well as the Win slice. jerry > > regards, > > Manuel Burki > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Windows XP & Partition Magic
Andrew & Alissa Wyderka wrote: Can FreeBSD be installed if I use Partition Magic. I am currently running on Windows XP environment. (That is the only primary partition) ..If so how..I keep getting error messages "Could not find Primary Descriptor"..when installing FreeBSD from CD. Am I partitioning wrong, or is XP not compatable? I used PM to split my XP disk in two before installing FreeBSD. What did you do with PM? From memory, the new partition you create should be of type "unused" since PM doesn't know about FreeBSD partition types. Without more information it will be hard to help you. But what you are trying to do can be done. --Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: Windows XP & Partition Magic
Andrew & Alissa Wyderka: > Can FreeBSD be installed if I use Partition Magic. I am > currently running on Windows XP environment. (That is the > only primary partition) ..If so how..I keep getting error > messages "Could not find Primary Descriptor"..when installing > FreeBSD from CD. Am I partitioning wrong, or is XP not compatable? In general FreeBSD works with Windows XP side by side. Do you get this error message while booting from CD, during preparation of partitions or installation or at the first boot of an installed system? What's the role of Partition Magic? If you made room for FreeBSD with Partition Magic then you don't need it anymore and it might be totally unrelated to your problem. Bjorn ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Windows XP & Partition Magic
> Can FreeBSD be installed if I use Partition Magic. I am currently running on > Windows XP environment. (That is the only primary partition) ..If so how..I > keep getting error messages "Could not find Primary Descriptor"..when > installing > FreeBSD from CD. Am I partitioning wrong, or is XP not compatable? If you're going to run FreeBSD you don't need Windows XP anymore. So the CD installation is quite easy. Just boot from the CD, delete all paritions and choose "use entire disk". Besides that, the install procedure is quite well explained in the documentations. regards, Manuel Burki ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
