Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 21:48:29 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <erich@alogt.com> To: saeedeh motlagh <saeedeh.motlagh@gmail.com> Cc: s m <sam.gh1986@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: how install two freebsd9.2 on one disk? Message-ID: <20131117214829.6e5e2002@X220.ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <CAN%2BS=WCpT36KpsNh7Yb-of9XNNZQTFq_esKxpq8z1g5TfXbMvQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAA_1SgF0qwgSLu3J4E3PtuCsvqMMJJDoUb24v2FXhapKgv7k0A@mail.gmail.com> <20131117185150.3207ab60@X220.ovitrap.com> <CAN%2BS=WCpT36KpsNh7Yb-of9XNNZQTFq_esKxpq8z1g5TfXbMvQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi, On Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:51:42 +0330 saeedeh motlagh <saeedeh.motlagh@gmail.com> wrote: > thanks guys for your useful reply. > > thanks Polytropon for your complete answer. it helps me a lot. just i > don't know how use boot manager yet. i create gpt partitions and > install 2 freebsd 9.2 on them (ada0p2 is / for the first OS and > ada0p6 is / for the second one) but after restart, none of them boot. > should i copy pmbr and gptboot by "gpart bootcode" command on ada0? > (although i do it and nothing change) if not, where is boot manager > and how should i use it? i think something should be done about boot > partition (ada0p1), don't it? please help me to boot my 2 OS > correctly. > I would suggest to use the installer 'bsdinstall' for this. Use option 'auto' to do a complete installation or the option 'partedit' to do just the partitioning. It should write also the boot code. Check man gpart for the name of the boot manager. Erich > thanks in advance > SAM > > > On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Erich Dollansky <erich@alogt.com> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > On Sun, 17 Nov 2013 13:51:07 +0330 > > s m <sam.gh1986@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > hello every one > > > > > > for some reason, i want to install two freebsd9.2 OS on one SSD. > > > is it possible?? i have problem in partitioning my disk for two > > > OS. you know there is just one ada0 which can be partitioned. > > > if i define more partitions on ada0, can i use some of them for > > > the first OS and the others for second one? if yes, how can i > > > manage booting? how and where should i install boot manager in > > > order to manage them in booting time?? > > > > > > any comments or hints are appreciated > > > > it should be possible. You need two containers for the FreeBSD > > partitions. To get them, you have to start the installer and add > > partitions manually. Select your installation disk, i.e. ada0. If > > it is not empty, delete what is there and add the first container > > (slice) do it using 50% of the disk. Add then inside this slice > > (ada0s1) the partitions you want. When you start the second > > installation, use the remaining space. This will result in a second > > slice (ada0s2) if I remember right. > > > > You will need a boot manager. I did not see the question to use one > > in the installer recently. > > > > Erich > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > >
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