From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 30 18:55:10 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 26C5CB54 for ; Sat, 30 May 2015 18:55:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from allanjude@freebsd.org) Received: from mx1.scaleengine.net (mx1.scaleengine.net [209.51.186.6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9E141A13 for ; Sat, 30 May 2015 18:55:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from allanjude@freebsd.org) Received: from [192.168.1.2] (unknown [192.168.1.2]) (Authenticated sender: allanjude.freebsd@scaleengine.com) by mx1.scaleengine.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3C9869E80 for ; Sat, 30 May 2015 18:55:03 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <556A0797.5000009@freebsd.org> Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 14:55:19 -0400 From: Allan Jude User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.7.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Quick question re: dual-booting References: , <24e24f7e92a0dbe1d9b161dcb04d1df1@ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <24e24f7e92a0dbe1d9b161dcb04d1df1@ultimatedns.net> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="1l2dp3OMj6MLLP09vcinjoGmk6GjolhdO" 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 18:55:10 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --1l2dp3OMj6MLLP09vcinjoGmk6GjolhdO Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2015-05-30 14:53, Chris H wrote: > On Sat, 30 May 2015 00:22:50 +0000 "Pokala, Ravi" = wrote >=20 >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Warren Block >> Date: 2015-05-28, Thursday at 07:29 >> To: Ravi Pokala >> Cc: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" >> Subject: Re: Quick question re: dual-booting >> >>> https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/gpt-multiboot.49055/ >>> >>> Presumably, the Linux entry would be for hd1. >> >> Ooo, that's almost exactly what I'm looking for. I already have the sy= stem >> installed, but it should be easy enough to set up a new disk w/ the ex= tra >> partition, then dump/restore to copy the install, then add an 'hd1' en= try >> for Linux. > The process is a bit like dogs marking their territory. > As memory serves, when I last tried this, the research I did led me > to install both hard drives in the system. Telling the BIOS to first > attempt Removable Media, then Hard Disk 0, then Hard Disk 1. Then > install Linux first, on drive 1 (second drive). Linux seeing drive 0, > "pissed" on it. Then I spun up the FreeBSD boot disk, or disk1 CD, and > installed FreeBSD, which saw Linux had "pissed" on it, and offered to > install the BootMenu (boot0cfg(0). FreeBSD will then "piss" on disk1 > (technically disk0), and, then install boot0cfg(0) and add Linux to the= > menu. > The only potential issue I see here, is that Linux installs Grub2, > or lilo on the 1st disk (disk0). In which case, it becomes a matter of > Editing the Grub2/lilo menu. If you should end up in that situation, > perform a search for: FreeBSD boot menu > I just now did that no, and it returned a myriad of relevant material. = :) > Also, sorry for the chosen analogy/allegory. It just seemed so > appropriate. ;) >=20 > --Chris >=20 The other issue si that the boot0cfg / bootmanager thing, only works for MBR, not GPT. >> >> Thanks Warren! >> >> -Ravi >> >=20 --=20 Allan Jude --1l2dp3OMj6MLLP09vcinjoGmk6GjolhdO Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (MingW32) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJVageaAAoJEJrBFpNRJZKf0cwP/37fBV8W03FTG07Ly7747iap Rn9AN0aiLJhGcMQjGOqnGdAKqgEJZZQQ/IW2WaYPMVJrGca6asc+QW4kcOqBuOO3 OgnYN8eD7oG10k6iq66KSwZIF8HN/7UsXwErqpyGZ63CRKZV1LH1FjmLEY317DSV CZlCGqd2lrb4TJUNvNfy5Hat/BXLNPlbypvYuCV38Fcrx7GMZ+1Mf29hUwC1lQCQ J4UjWqHKFhtmvGMu7m2K/MRYFe6du/O+MPFMEa/VQ35/W8qUgV3Yqo2gIUdmVyV1 Cl3MAuzdk+I+UwnqnlApzVeU1ciLvsP4NSVnKN2LsIliKepjm17x5PLK5Ahc/rW8 w9wmI9Rd5zqU2pw++GaR+ZSC32H6som2vHivCTMbYXtWGH9KpY+337qQN7QrwazN uhQpmmMO9UTxnb5DhSb8qE+exLdxl0v8CHG5Ny+yZvMZRMpwuUWrduz17JjwtAsh fEcNuVK4NoxgwkuV5T2Nf3t8ub/y6fRDLpAkWOtSKgsVc8+07EYKRjD1cDgNoSF+ gBJoNL7KTt1dQ3iweoKO964JhimXpaaglSxhOkfnFdyfue2zFGvade3+YUMlctVx Klde3JNRMbK6ZnUcDeoABmyJLNYmmPwG3I8CIDdvY4sVc5Pa36AfblUzfBk8Uf6t zoBcIEW0wEojeb0leOVD =fDBO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --1l2dp3OMj6MLLP09vcinjoGmk6GjolhdO--