The issue is not setting up a dual boot system. The issue is FDISK
displaying an error relating to the new rules MS is using when setting up a
partition under Vista. Based on the research covered here (
http://www.multibooters.co.uk/partitions.html) if you use the Vista
installer to create the
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
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
I was able to install FreeBSD alongside Vista on my HP laptop. What I did was
I shrank down the windows partition using Partition Magic. Its not normal
NTFS according to Partition Magic. But after I shrank it down I just booted
from the FreeBSD install cd and installed it like normal, was
