Re: MS Vista vs FreeBSD's bootloader

2007-06-28 Thread Thomas Sparrevohn
On Thursday 28 June 2007 03:08:34 Garrett Cooper wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi; > > > > FWIW, if you just got your new computer with Windows Vista installed and > > were > > hoping to dual boot FreeBSD on it, let me tell you that FreeBSD's bootloader > > will screw things up. > > > > Mi

Re: MS Vista vs FreeBSD's bootloader

2007-06-28 Thread Julian H. Stacey
> I have Vista Home edition ruinning any FreeBSD without any problems and > without having to do anything special - That is on CURRENT ruinning: No such word ruining:Wrecking, destroying running:Working acceptably - I guess you probably mean this ? -- Julian Stacey.

Re: MS Vista vs FreeBSD's bootloader

2007-06-28 Thread Julian H. Stacey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi; > > FWIW, if you just got your new computer with Windows Vista installed and were > hoping to dual boot FreeBSD on it, let me tell you that FreeBSD's bootloader > will screw things up. > > Microsoft basically declared the war on alternative OSs so it seems vista > d

Re: MS Vista vs FreeBSD's bootloader

2007-06-28 Thread Darren Pilgrim
Ivan Voras wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FWIW, if you just got your new computer with Windows Vista installed and were hoping to dual boot FreeBSD on it, let me tell you that FreeBSD's bootloader will screw things up. vista doesn't like: >> - bootloaders different than the one used by Vis

Re: MS Vista vs FreeBSD's bootloader

2007-06-28 Thread Thomas Sparrevohn
On Thursday 28 June 2007 11:33:39 Julian H. Stacey wrote: > > I have Vista Home edition ruinning any FreeBSD without any problems and > > without having to do anything special - That is on CURRENT > > ruinning: No such word > ruining: Wrecking, destroying > running: Working accepta

Re: MS Vista vs FreeBSD's bootloader

2007-06-28 Thread pfgshield-freebsd
--- Thomas Sparrevohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto: ... > > I have Vista Home edition ruinning any FreeBSD without any problems and > without having to do anything special - That is on CURRENT > > Hmm... Installation order is important, perhaps you already had FreeBSD before installing Vi

SII3512 rev0 ?

2007-06-28 Thread Peter B
In /usr/src/sys/dev/ata/ata-chipset.c the table (ata_sii_ident) for Silicon Image chips: pcirev { ATA_SII3512, 0x02, SIIMEMIO, 0, ATA_SA150, "SiI 3512" }, { ATA_SII3512, 0x00, SIIMEMIO, SIIBUG,ATA_SA150, "SiI 3512" }, Indicate there is a revision 0 of the chip

Re: MS Vista vs FreeBSD's bootloader

2007-06-28 Thread Thomas Sparrevohn
On Thursday 28 June 2007 14:44:05 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > --- Thomas Sparrevohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto: > ... > > > > > I have Vista Home edition ruinning any FreeBSD without any problems and > > without having to do anything special - That is on CURRENT > > > > > Hmm... > > In

Re: MS Vista vs FreeBSD's bootloader

2007-06-28 Thread Tim Clewlow
--- Thomas Sparrevohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 28 June 2007 14:44:05 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > --- Thomas Sparrevohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto: > > ... > > > > > > > > I have Vista Home edition ruinning any FreeBSD without any problems and > > > without having to d