Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 10:28:54 +0200 (CEST) From: Konrad Heuer <kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de> To: John W Sargent <jwsarge@pacbell.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux, FreeBSD, install which 1st? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008181020030.72532-100000@gwdu60.gwdg.de> In-Reply-To: <399C8065.6EAC879E@pacbell.net>
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On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, John W Sargent wrote: > Good afternoon, I have a new HD for my Linux box and am thinking about > also installing FreeBSD (splitting the drive for each?). I recall > reading something relating to one of the two must be installed first, > then the other but cannot relocate that article. Any advice or pointers > that you may be able to provide me with relating to what the best plan > would be to end up with both OS's on the same HD running smoothly would > be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. It's safe to install FreeBSD first; you should allocate a primary disk partition (called slice in the FreeBSD install program) spanning half(?) of the disk and install the FreeBSD boot manager. When later installing Linux write the lilo into the Linux root partition and not into the master boot record. You'll then be able to boot both OS with the FreeBSD boot manager. You may also install Linux first but also then avoid writing lilo into the MBR and avoid using extended partitions. I've sometime seen boot problems when a primary disk slice for FreeBSD is `behind' an extended partition used by Linux. Regards Konrad Heuer Personal Bookmarks: Gesellschaft f=FCr wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH G=D6ttingen http://www.freebsd.org Am Fa=DFberg, D-37077 G=D6ttingen http://www.daemonnews.o= rg Deutschland (Germany) kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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