From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 14 01:48:28 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDEFA1065675 for ; Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:48:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chmeeedalf@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iw0-f182.google.com (mail-iw0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA38C8FC14 for ; Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:48:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwn33 with SMTP id 33so5329656iwn.13 for ; Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:48:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:cc:message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:subject:date:references :x-mailer; bh=6WldBhoLUbfh/EZCrMuHp2dvNdYo1+4/22JxlInhS9A=; b=WjzuPlTXS3zDhB1WKf0F2rnk5SmzhbvkfendQ3bRdCVP6ALj/ocjyZxyUM93gLI0oA 5Lu8IvdfkPmtadInksyiN/OqDaxE2i2XTS/HJiOVagt/kX993GSb1ev5STJH8ywZ+jSY E1Gqu3BEJIF9JQKpzwqUneSDCeZe2Ta2FpUu4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=cc:message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:subject:date:references :x-mailer; b=P3+oJb5Na18Dt0usTJZkqdjO8Sc33ojMouyBHsuP5sqOPgEnw7d3DiK7UdV9HwAwoa HkS70p/FEj5fr+sFmbuSCoUXRINk63xssMbyotfE8JRokd4xmz2DkQAar16nm5MyX5ml uRZt/Nx6oTNdrPtwdJFIU5xTcjDJB7ANIYG3k= Received: by 10.231.17.136 with SMTP id s8mr7344211iba.80.1300067308063; Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:48:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from triad.knownspace (216-15-41-8.c3-0.gth-ubr1.lnh-gth.md.cable.rcn.com [216.15.41.8]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d10sm6155021ibb.12.2011.03.13.18.48.26 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:48:26 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <4200D52B-ED04-4F6A-BA2A-EAD7DF3EBF37@gmail.com> From: Justin Hibbits To: Torfinn Ingolfsen In-Reply-To: <20110313221425.a8d3361f.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:48:24 -0400 References: <20110113220450.57d09983.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20110114221406.34969090.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <4D31582F.1060300@FreeBSD.org> <20110115190637.7ac32abe.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20110122200810.2386cbef.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20110313221425.a8d3361f.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PowerPC, gpart and multiboot (Was: Trying to install FreeBSD 8.2-RC1 on a PowerMac G5) X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:48:29 -0000 On Mar 13, 2011, at 5:14 PM, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:08:10 +0100 > Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > >> Cool. >> Next question: can you multiboot several FreeBSD versions too? >> (ie, do you get a FreeBSD boot meny that allows you to select which >> "slice" to boot?) > > I am still interested in the answer to this question: > is it possible to get a boot menu on a PPC Mac that allows you > select from several partitions on the same hard > drive, which one to boot from - all partitions have FreeBSD on them? > > That would allow me to run bot FreeBSD 8.x and -current on my > PowerMac G5. > > -- > Torfinn Don't quote me on it, but you might be able to use forth scripts on the 'primary' FreeBSD install's root to do what you're asking, possibly modifying one of the scripts in ...sys/boot/forth. - Justin