Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:04:09 +0000 From: Chris Whitehouse <chris@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD starter machine Message-ID: <43A339D9.1080200@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <e572718c0512121555r3358b20ds42cea4cd61f0a094@mail.gmail.com> References: <20051212040744.66038.qmail@web54201.mail.yahoo.com> <439E0581.4020507@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> <e572718c0512121555r3358b20ds42cea4cd61f0a094@mail.gmail.com>
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Pietro Cerutti wrote: > On 12/13/05, Chris Whitehouse <chris@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: > >>A way to use your current machine for both operating systems without >>dual booting is to install a second hard disk, install FreeBSD and >>select which to boot from in the bios. It's a slight faff changing boot >>disk but works fine and keeps the OS's completely separate. >> > > > Could you please tell me the problems which could rise using dual boot? > > I really can't imagine any, since the two (or more) OSes are on > different slices, and can't interfere which each other in any way. Decide to redo the play machine when too tired, fdisk the wrong slice... As a newbie not understand which slice to fdisk... It was really in response to OP being 'not keen about running dual OS's' I have to run windows for work and sharing a play machine with a must be working machine doesn't seem as safe on a dual boot setup as two separate disks. You can even unplug the other disk to avoid mistakes. Just my choice. Chris > > Thanx, > > > -- > Pietro Cerutti > <pietro.cerutti@gmail.com> > > Beansidhe - SwiSS Death / Thrash Metal > <www.beansidhe.ch> > > Windows: "Where do you want to go today?" > Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" > FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming or what?" > >
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