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This "NO MBR" will allow the Windows partition and EasyBCD to remain in control over the MBR. !!!!MAKE SURE TO SELECT NO BOOT MGR WHEN ASKED (3rd Option)!!!! Next I setup the Swap File Sizes, and proceeded. I was able to remove my HDD from my computer and use my PS3 to format the drive, and then reinstall the drive for use with GParted. Failing to do so locked my machine up at startup, and no keyboard or mouse response. I discovered the hard way about setting the BSD partition as the bootable slice, and had dyer consequences. !!!!MAKE SURE TO SET THE WINDOWS PARTITION TO REMAIN BOOTABLE AT STARTUP!!!! During HDD allocation, I selected the unformatted partition (Partition 2) for FreeBSD install, and selected the first partition (NTFS Partition 1) as bootable.
Easybcd install#
I proceeded to install FreeBSD with the normal selection. I had received previous "memlist1", "memlist2", and "zfree panic" messages in the past without using EasyBCD during boot time of the FreeBSD install disc. The EasyBCD setup was successful and displayed both labels I had applied in the EasyBCD setup, which were:Īfter selecting the FreeBSD option from the menu, the install setup menu was booted without error. So with Windows 7 and EasyBCD, I configured the second partition of the HDD to use a BSD/PC-BSD Master Boot Record, and to boot the iso image file (left on the Windows partition).Īfter the change to the MBR for the BSD partition was successful, I rebooted. The iso image of FreeBSD was also needed to boot into the install menu will explain later. I had a copy of FreeBSD on a DVD disc with the help of ImgBurn.
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The first is a size of about 158GB formatted in NTFS, and the second of 80GB was left unformatted.Īfter reinstalling Windows 7 on the first partition, and completed some general needs, such as current updates, and installing antivirus, I downloaded EasyBCD for installation.ĮasyBCD completed its install with no issues. So with that in mind, and a clean HDD, I was able to boot the computer with GParted, and created (2) partitions. While the need for the Windows 7 Installation DVD may not be necessary, since partioning through Windows is possible and "shrinking" the existing Windows disk, I had already deleted my partition with GParted in the process of finding a solution. I made sure to have a back up of my Windows 7 installation prior to repartitioning. My computer is a Compaq Presario 2.2Ghz laptop with 4GB of Ram, a 250GB HDD with Windows 7 Home Premium preinstalled. I chose to create this How-To, since some others were not specific, and had left me without the proper steps in mind.
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After some extensive reading and trial and error, I was able to successfully install FreeBSD alongside Windows 7 in a dual boot configuration.