From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 16 22:06:00 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 435CA16A41F for ; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:06:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chris@childeric.freeserve.co.uk) Received: from smtp-out5.blueyonder.co.uk (smtp-out5.blueyonder.co.uk [195.188.213.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99EC243D49 for ; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:05:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chris@childeric.freeserve.co.uk) Received: from [192.168.10.60] ([82.35.113.87]) by smtp-out5.blueyonder.co.uk with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:06:53 +0000 Message-ID: <43A339D9.1080200@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:04:09 +0000 From: Chris Whitehouse User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (X11/20051017) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: FreeBSD References: <20051212040744.66038.qmail@web54201.mail.yahoo.com> <439E0581.4020507@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Dec 2005 22:06:53.0780 (UTC) FILETIME=[05D00140:01C6028D] Subject: Re: FreeBSD starter machine X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:06:00 -0000 Pietro Cerutti wrote: > On 12/13/05, Chris Whitehouse 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 > > > Beansidhe - SwiSS Death / Thrash Metal > > > Windows: "Where do you want to go today?" > Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" > FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming or what?" > >