Comments on: FreeBSD & WINDOWS VISTA http://www.clearchain.com/blog/posts/freebsd-windows-vista -= Daily Happenings =- Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:04:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: catfish http://www.clearchain.com/blog/posts/freebsd-windows-vista/comment-page-1#comment-264 catfish Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:47:52 +0000 http://www.clearchain.com/blog/?p=44#comment-264 Thanks, I was able to get my system going. In my case, I had installed FreeBSD and then installed Vista. I used easybcd to get back to FreeBSD. For a lark I installed boot0mgr. Attempting to reboot into Vista brought me here via google. Anyway, for whatever reason, I too got errors when trying to run the BCDEDIT commands. I suspect it is because of EasyBCD. I found out the default BCD store is C:\boot\bcd. I added this to the above commands and successfully repaired Vista. i.e.: BCDEDIT /store C:\boot\BCD /set {bootmgr} device boot etc. Thanks for the handy guide! Thanks, I was able to get my system going.

In my case, I had installed FreeBSD and then installed Vista. I used easybcd to get back to FreeBSD. For a lark I installed boot0mgr. Attempting to reboot into Vista brought me here via google.

Anyway, for whatever reason, I too got errors when trying to run the BCDEDIT commands. I suspect it is because of EasyBCD. I found out the default BCD store is C:\boot\bcd. I added this to the above commands and successfully repaired Vista.

i.e.:
BCDEDIT /store C:\boot\BCD /set {bootmgr} device boot

etc.

Thanks for the handy guide!

]]> By: Benjamin Close http://www.clearchain.com/blog/posts/freebsd-windows-vista/comment-page-1#comment-91 Benjamin Close Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:21:43 +0000 http://www.clearchain.com/blog/?p=44#comment-91 Hi DougRH, Sorry I'm out of ideas, if you do manage to work it out, please let me know as I'm interested in a working solution. Hi DougRH,
Sorry I’m out of ideas, if you do manage to work it out, please let me know as I’m interested in a working solution.

]]> By: DougRH http://www.clearchain.com/blog/posts/freebsd-windows-vista/comment-page-1#comment-90 DougRH Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:11:06 +0000 http://www.clearchain.com/blog/?p=44#comment-90 My above response got butchered and most of it didn't post so here goes another try: I have tried pretty well everything that you suggested Benjamin without success before I read your reply. Except for these: Inputting the 3 BSD commands below in a DOS window with administrative privileges within Windows results in the first command being accepted OK, but I get an error message for the second and third ones and it doesn't accept them. BCDEDIT /set {bootmgr} device boot ----> OK BCDEDIT /set {default} device boot ----> Error BCDEDIT /set {default} osdevice boot --> Error Thanks again, DougRH My above response got butchered and most of it didn’t post so here goes another try:

I have tried pretty well everything that you suggested Benjamin without success before I read your reply.

Except for these: Inputting the 3 BSD commands below in a DOS window with administrative privileges within Windows results in the first command being accepted OK, but I get an error message for the second and third ones and it doesn’t accept them.

BCDEDIT /set {bootmgr} device boot —-> OK
BCDEDIT /set {default} device boot —-> Error
BCDEDIT /set {default} osdevice boot –> Error

Thanks again,
DougRH

]]> By: DougRH http://www.clearchain.com/blog/posts/freebsd-windows-vista/comment-page-1#comment-89 DougRH Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:02:06 +0000 http://www.clearchain.com/blog/?p=44#comment-89 Hi Benjamin et all, Sorry I didn't respond sooner, but I couldn't get onto this site for quite a while for unknown reasons ) OK BCDEDIT /set {default} device boot ----> Error BCDEDIT /set {default} osdevice boot --> Error Thanks for everyone's suggestions (< 8) Regards, DougRH Hi Benjamin et all,
Sorry I didn’t respond sooner, but I couldn’t get onto this site for quite a while for unknown reasons ) OK
BCDEDIT /set {default} device boot —-> Error
BCDEDIT /set {default} osdevice boot –> Error

Thanks for everyone’s suggestions (< 8)

Regards,
DougRH

]]> By: Benjamin Close http://www.clearchain.com/blog/posts/freebsd-windows-vista/comment-page-1#comment-87 Benjamin Close Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:00:26 +0000 http://www.clearchain.com/blog/?p=44#comment-87 By not having the Vista HDD's plugged in whilst installing XP, XP cannont enumerate those drives at install time - despite the fact you have the drivers loaded. Though Admittedly I'm guessing here. http://discussions.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?t=167275 seems to indicate that ntldr & ntdetect.com play a role in things not working. Have you tried changing the boot order in bios? It's possible this will reorder your drives allowing XP to boot. By not having the Vista HDD’s plugged in whilst installing XP, XP cannont enumerate those drives at install time – despite the fact you have the drivers loaded. Though Admittedly I’m guessing here.
http://discussions.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?t=167275 seems to indicate that ntldr & ntdetect.com play a role in things not working. Have you tried changing the boot order in bios? It’s possible this will reorder your drives allowing XP to boot.

]]> By: DougRH http://www.clearchain.com/blog/posts/freebsd-windows-vista/comment-page-1#comment-86 DougRH Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:00:46 +0000 http://www.clearchain.com/blog/?p=44#comment-86 Hi Benjamin, I am using the BCDedit.exe and the other utilities that I mentioned for editing & managing the (Vista) boot process on the Vista HDDs as when I try to do it on the XP drives, I am unable to edit with the Vista Boot manager/Utilities/files etc. I have the drivers for both cards loaded when I install both operating system, FYI: I know it is risky but out of desperation I have tried leaving the PCIe SATA RAID card in while installing XP, but don't have the HDDs pluged into it. Once I am in XP I then I plug the SATA HDDs into the PCIe card then plug the power connector into the SATA HDDs. (Hot PnP) I can then reboot into XP, but then I can't get into Vista )< 8) When I load the drivers for the PCIe during the XP install, I utilize the XP *.Inf file and it recognizes it just fine. When I load both of the drivers during teh Vista install, the most recent one is Windows 2003, which is working just fine for the PCIe card. The PCIe card is a HighPoint Rocket RAID 2300. THe PCI card is a Silicon Image Sil 0680R ATA-133 Medley RAID Controller. Thus both RAID cards are recognized and work just fine once I am into both XP & Vista. I have what you suggested covered and implemented but alas it doesn't work. Thanks anyway though (< 8) DougRH Hi Benjamin,

I am using the BCDedit.exe and the other utilities that I mentioned for editing & managing the (Vista) boot process on the Vista HDDs as when I try to do it on the XP drives, I am unable to edit with the Vista Boot manager/Utilities/files etc.

I have the drivers for both cards loaded when I install both operating system,

FYI: I know it is risky but out of desperation I have tried leaving the PCIe SATA RAID card in while installing XP, but don’t have the HDDs pluged into it. Once I am in XP I then I plug the SATA HDDs into the PCIe card then plug the power connector into the SATA HDDs. (Hot PnP) I can then reboot into XP, but then I can’t get into Vista )< 8)

When I load the drivers for the PCIe during the XP install, I utilize the XP *.Inf file and it recognizes it just fine.
When I load both of the drivers during teh Vista install, the most recent one is Windows 2003, which is working just fine for the PCIe card.

The PCIe card is a HighPoint Rocket RAID 2300.
THe PCI card is a Silicon Image Sil 0680R ATA-133 Medley RAID Controller.

Thus both RAID cards are recognized and work just fine once I am into both XP & Vista.

I have what you suggested covered and implemented but alas it doesn’t work.

Thanks anyway though (< 8)
DougRH

]]> By: Benjamin Close http://www.clearchain.com/blog/posts/freebsd-windows-vista/comment-page-1#comment-84 Benjamin Close Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:59:27 +0000 http://www.clearchain.com/blog/?p=44#comment-84 Since the pcie card is always found first you must put the boot loader on that disk. I think the problem may be related to how windows detects disks. Chances are your XP install is on your PCIHDD drive that XP considers to be C: however vista believes the PCIEXHDD drive is C:. I'd say that the the problem may be resolved by making sure that XP has drivers for the PCIEX card at installation time. This way XP will probe the drives in order and consider it's PCIHDD to be D: not C:. This hopefully will allow it to resolve it's drives correctly at boot. Good Luck! Since the pcie card is always found first you must put the boot loader on that disk. I think the problem may be related to how windows detects disks. Chances are your XP install is on your PCIHDD drive that XP considers to be C: however vista believes the PCIEXHDD drive is C:.

I’d say that the the problem may be resolved by making sure that XP has drivers for the PCIEX card at installation time. This way XP will probe the drives in order and consider it’s PCIHDD to be D: not C:. This hopefully will allow it to resolve it’s drives correctly at boot.

Good Luck!

]]> By: DougRH http://www.clearchain.com/blog/posts/freebsd-windows-vista/comment-page-1#comment-83 DougRH Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:02:35 +0000 http://www.clearchain.com/blog/?p=44#comment-83 Hi, I'm trying to get Windows XP Pro running a RAID 1 array off of a pair of IDE HDDs from a PCI card and Vista Ultimate running off of a PCIe1 card on a different pair of RAID 1 SATA HDDs but canNOT get a dual boot running!. I've edited with BcdEdit directly on Vista, have used Vista Boot Pro, EasyBCD and tried OSL2000 all with no success. I can get it to boot to Vista AND start to boot XP but it always hangs up and stalls at CRCdisk.Sys (I think the file is, though it may be CRC.sys) and sometimes hangs up at Mup.Sys. If I have both Vista and XP hooked up and it will boot to Vista, subsequently it will not complete the XP initiation with the Vista HDDs unhooked until I either 'repair' or 'reInstall' XP (I've already had to have Win XP Pro 'reactivated' twice!) If I use EasyBCD and put the boot manager on the XP disks, then I can boot to XP, but Vista does not even show up in the boot menu. I've wasted way to much time on this already and need to get it working ASAP and move on. FYI - The PCIe1 card takes priority over the PCI card. It shows both during the boot up if I just have the XP array hooked up, but if I have it running Vista, the PCI/IDE card does not show up at all in the boot process. Thanks in advance for any and all help (< 8) DougRH Hi,
I’m trying to get Windows XP Pro running a RAID 1 array off of a pair of IDE HDDs from a PCI card and Vista Ultimate running off of a PCIe1 card on a different pair of RAID 1 SATA HDDs but canNOT get a dual boot running!. I’ve edited with BcdEdit directly on Vista, have used Vista Boot Pro, EasyBCD and tried OSL2000 all with no success. I can get it to boot to Vista AND start to boot XP but it always hangs up and stalls at CRCdisk.Sys (I think the file is, though it may be CRC.sys) and sometimes hangs up at Mup.Sys. If I have both Vista and XP hooked up and it will boot to Vista, subsequently it will not complete the XP initiation with the Vista HDDs unhooked until I either ‘repair’ or ‘reInstall’ XP (I’ve already had to have Win XP Pro ‘reactivated’ twice!)
If I use EasyBCD and put the boot manager on the XP disks, then I can boot to XP, but Vista does not even show up in the boot menu.
I’ve wasted way to much time on this already and need to get it working ASAP and move on.

FYI – The PCIe1 card takes priority over the PCI card. It shows both during the boot up if I just have the XP array hooked up, but if I have it running Vista, the PCI/IDE card does not show up at all in the boot process.

Thanks in advance for any and all help (< 8)
DougRH

]]> By: Igor http://www.clearchain.com/blog/posts/freebsd-windows-vista/comment-page-1#comment-76 Igor Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:37:40 +0000 http://www.clearchain.com/blog/?p=44#comment-76 Very useful and well structured information. Thanks Very useful and well structured information. Thanks

]]> By: bice http://www.clearchain.com/blog/posts/freebsd-windows-vista/comment-page-1#comment-67 bice Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:00:39 +0000 http://www.clearchain.com/blog/?p=44#comment-67 Worked perfectly, Vista on drive0 FreeBSD 7.1 on drive1. Worked perfectly, Vista on drive0 FreeBSD 7.1 on drive1.

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