Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 14:43:50 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: parv <parv_@yahoo.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2 freebsd slices on 1 disk. possible? Message-ID: <15158.17142.917694.732245@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <55542456@toto.iv>
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parv <parv_@yahoo.com> types: > i have a 10GB drive, w/ ~1.5GB fat32, ~3.5GB freebsd 4.3, ~3.6GB > empty/fact32X, ~1.4GB fat32-extended. i want to install another > slice of freebsd on ~3.6GB slice. i hesitate to find the answer > myself as i fear i may screw up the whole installation and/or > boot entries. i searched the mailing lists but found no, or clear, > answers on the topic: > > "Multiple FreeBSDs on one disk" > - edvard fagerholm, 25-mar-2001 > > "Dual boot FreeBSD/FreeBSD" > - mike meyer, 27-jun-2000 I don't know if you found me asking about it or saying it worked, but it works. In fact, right now I'm using a -stable system to compile the -current system on that box, as the installed -current is to badly broken to build. > i don't need 2d slice to be bootable, just as long as i can mount it. > of course, if 2d slice can be bootable, i won't complain. i promise. Well, if both systems meet the criteria for booting, you can boot them both. And cross-mount them. I even set up the second one to use the swap of the first one. > could it be possible to do install from the 1st/current slice on > the 2d via sysinstall to create fs, type 0xa5 w/o damaging anything? I'm pretty sure I did it that way at least once. You can also install from sources on the running system after you've mounted the file systems for the second one. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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