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Date:      Fri, 13 Nov 2020 16:48:42 -0800
From:      David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Booting multiple BSDs.
Message-ID:  <b5e74b41-cfc5-2f8b-d5e8-6d77c93d4f66@holgerdanske.com>
In-Reply-To: <fecab1ac1f5589d9f2122ae2c37edfac@riseup.net>
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On 2020-11-12 21:42, Weaver wrote:
> What's the best way of going about this?
> I've search engined around and all I can find most of the time is
> multi-booting with Windows, which I ,left behind when XP came out, or
> rambling non-specifics and vague references.
> Is installing gptboot the go, then hitting a key to gain interactive
> mode, then choosing a partition to boot from, or is there something a
> little more automated available?
> Thanks for any time and trouble entered into.
> 
> Harry Weaver

In workstations/ servers, I install 2.5" SATA trayless racks and have a 
stack of SSD's with one OS each.  The only hassle is remembering to 
reset the CMOS clock before and after running a Windows SSD.


In laptops with one drive, I install VirtualBox and have one VM for each OS.


David



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