Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 14:29:22 +0200 From: Graham Wheeler <gram@cequrux.com> To: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Multiple versions of FreeBSD on one HDD Message-ID: <37A83222.991D665D@cdsec.com> References: <199908031801.UAA01402@m1-18-dbn.dial-up.net>
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Robert Nordier wrote: > > It's usually best to temporarily change fdisk partition types, > so that sysinstall sees no existing FreeBSD slice on the drive. > However, there may be other problems involved here as well. Hmmm. This sounds a good plan. Would the following then work (I'm using `partition' to refer to a fdisk partition, and `file system' to refer to a BSD partition): * I partition my drive into 4 equal partitions (rather than 2; this gives me more future flexibility) * I install 2.2.8 in the first partition. * I change the type to something other than FreeBSD * I install 3.2 into the second partition * I change the type of the first partition back to FreeBSD * I install os-bs or some other boot selector * And now, hopefully, I can simply boot either from the boot selector menu? -- Dr Graham Wheeler E-mail: gram@cequrux.com Cequrux Technologies Phone: +27(21)423-6065/6/7 Firewalls/Virtual Private Networks Fax: +27(21)24-3656 Data/Network Security Specialists WWW: http://www.cequrux.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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