From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 30 00:22:18 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9CBE025F for ; Sat, 30 May 2015 00:22:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rpokala@panasas.com) Received: from na01-bn1-obe.outbound.protection.outlook.com (mail-bn1bon0064.outbound.protection.outlook.com [157.56.111.64]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "mail.protection.outlook.com", Issuer "MSIT Machine Auth CA 2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3C98A152C for ; Sat, 30 May 2015 00:22:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rpokala@panasas.com) Received: from CY1PR08MB1803.namprd08.prod.outlook.com (25.162.218.25) by CY1PR08MB1804.namprd08.prod.outlook.com (25.162.218.26) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 15.1.172.22; Sat, 30 May 2015 00:22:08 +0000 Received: from CY1PR08MB1803.namprd08.prod.outlook.com ([25.162.218.25]) by CY1PR08MB1803.namprd08.prod.outlook.com ([25.162.218.25]) with mapi id 15.01.0172.012; Sat, 30 May 2015 00:22:08 +0000 From: "Pokala, Ravi" To: Jerry McAllister CC: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Quick question re: dual-booting Thread-Topic: Quick question re: dual-booting Thread-Index: AQHQmOhRwFcAubfNGkewxHqQPpAgt52P3F4AgANZyIA= Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 00:22:07 +0000 Message-ID: References: <20150527141158.GB75037@jerrymc.net> In-Reply-To: <20150527141158.GB75037@jerrymc.net> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: user-agent: Microsoft-MacOutlook/14.4.9.150325 authentication-results: spf=none (sender IP is ) smtp.mailfrom=rpokala@panasas.com; x-ms-exchange-messagesentrepresentingtype: 1 x-originating-ip: [24.6.178.251] x-microsoft-antispam: UriScan:;BCL:0;PCL:0;RULEID:;SRVR:CY1PR08MB1804; x-microsoft-antispam-prvs: x-exchange-antispam-report-test: UriScan:; x-exchange-antispam-report-cfa-test: BCL:0; PCL:0; RULEID:(601004)(520003)(5005006)(3002001); SRVR:CY1PR08MB1804; BCL:0; PCL:0; RULEID:; SRVR:CY1PR08MB1804; x-forefront-prvs: 0592A9FDE6 x-forefront-antispam-report: SFV:NSPM; SFS:(10009020)(6009001)(189002)(377424004)(13464003)(199003)(106356001)(87936001)(5002640100001)(2171001)(5001860100001)(81156007)(189998001)(36756003)(5001960100002)(2656002)(110136002)(50986999)(54356999)(66066001)(64706001)(76176999)(83506001)(101416001)(5001830100001)(92566002)(99286002)(62966003)(77156002)(105586002)(102836002)(2900100001)(122556002)(46102003)(106116001)(97736004)(86362001)(4001540100001)(40100003)(19580405001)(2950100001)(19580395003)(68736005)(4001350100001)(7059030); DIR:OUT; SFP:1101; SCL:1; SRVR:CY1PR08MB1804; H:CY1PR08MB1803.namprd08.prod.outlook.com; FPR:; SPF:None; PTR:InfoNoRecords; MX:1; A:1; LANG:en; received-spf: None (protection.outlook.com: panasas.com does not designate permitted sender hosts) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginatorOrg: panasas.com X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-originalarrivaltime: 30 May 2015 00:22:07.1210 (UTC) X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-fromentityheader: Hosted X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-id: acf01c9d-c699-42af-bdbb-44bf582e60b0 X-MS-Exchange-Transport-CrossTenantHeadersStamped: CY1PR08MB1804 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 00:22:18 -0000 -----Original Message----- From: Jerry McAllister Date: 2015-05-27, Wednesday at 07:11 To: Ravi Pokala Cc: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Quick question re: dual-booting >It has been so long since I last did this, I cannot remember the correct >names of things. But, basically ... >... Hi Jerry, I actually know all this. :-) In fact, I've hacked on pmbr.S in the past, to debug a boot issue. (i386 assembly - Fortunately, the nightmares have mostly stopped. Mostly.) >There are other boot managers such as Grub. ... Right. I know the theory of operation for these things, I'm just looking for more of a walk-through. Thanks though. :-) -Ravi