Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 14:32:05 +0100 From: Dave <freebsd01@dgmm.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: query re: dual-boot on two separate HDDs Message-ID: <5146512.8gLySxXtyI@amd.asgard.uk> In-Reply-To: <BEEA802E-BBA6-4327-A6CD-12A2BC059103@council124.org> References: <BEEA802E-BBA6-4327-A6CD-12A2BC059103@council124.org>
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On Wednesday, 26 June 2019 04:48:59 BST Frank Fenderbender wrote: > I am adding the FreeBSD 12 install to the 2nd hard drive. > Often, the dual-boot instructions appear to be for a same-drive, different partition configuration. > I give each OS its own [whole] drive, in an attempt to assist in the avoidance of segmentation faults, corruptions, performance hits, and the like, often used by data, applications, and OS slam-dancing, as in a crowded "mosh pit". > > So, with many well-meaning ways to botch this, I thought maybe someone had performed a similar sequence of steps that: > adds FreeBSD to a second drive > edits the GRUB/bootloader cfg file(s) > > I am uncertain if Grub gets called by the BIOS call to the bootloader, and so, is specific to Ubuntu? > I would expect it to be dealing with partition choices on one drive, rather than stipulating starting a boot on another drive. Since it's going to involve a keypress or two anyway, a quick'n'dirty "fix might be to use the BIOS boot menu, usually accessed from a Fn key at boot time when the BIOS logo/info screen is displayed.
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