Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 16:19:57 +0200 From: Graham Wheeler <gram@cequrux.com> To: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Multiple versions of FreeBSD on one HDD Message-ID: <37A84C0D.C93DDAFC@cdsec.com> References: <199908031801.UAA01402@m1-18-dbn.dial-up.net> <37A83222.991D665D@cdsec.com>
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Graham Wheeler wrote: > > 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? I tried this, and the installation went through fine. But after installing 3.2, I get a `Missing operating system' when I try to boot the second partition (the first still has its type set to something other than FreeBSD, so it won't boot either). Robert, you seem quite knowledgeable about all this, and seem to have had considerable success. How do I get this right? I want to install 2.2.8 in one partition and 3.2 in another. If I don't change the fdisk partition type after installing 2.2.8, then sysinstall won't allow me to install the second OS (it complains when I try to make the root BSD partition that the boot loader can't handle it). If I do change the fdisk partition type first, the install is fine, but I can't boot afterwards, as described above. -- 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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