From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 13 04:36:59 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D0D29DDE for ; Fri, 13 Dec 2013 04:36:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from nm20-vm4.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com (nm20-vm4.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com [216.39.63.108]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 806391D1C for ; Fri, 13 Dec 2013 04:36:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [216.39.60.171] by nm20.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 13 Dec 2013 04:36:53 -0000 Received: from [67.195.23.146] by tm7.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 13 Dec 2013 04:36:53 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp118.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 13 Dec 2013 04:36:53 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bellsouth.net; s=s1024; t=1386909413; bh=n5RDE3fbEk2yNbWRRNyJcMnRpJ+MU8IgpGXjv2rmctU=; h=X-Yahoo-Newman-Id:Message-ID:Date:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-SMTP:X-Rocket-Received:From:To:References:Subject; b=ws548sz6tBSTcurZ1RUZtJRr8VHJjw9IncaDqSQbFbx3r51nSv4HJI4qfNHNalDbBLejK22Q1i7TQ+WV7WWgVByslCVV/ZK7zsv4vAAY2f+YsmmZe7A09GhqdGNrcD2IceUr8petZp+9F+uOltv2e9X4RNFtttSodvTvoI78mkk= X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 897082.47234.bm@smtp118.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com Message-ID: <897082.47234.bm@smtp118.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 04:36:53 +0000 (UTC) X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: 8e60C6QVM1ladrNSrjCmtmX_BuBKNHF25WDRBPcd2UlSKEG tcS1Gj8lpha0xDiNYUDU3ysOqYgncxvhCzhVHAMOT3.lOJSvW7TWA5qFluvK 7lShI1cR16BsZS7blxAFXCNrB4pWG420ccdfdJaE6Q2wzdZnsC1WrydFcoVF F2.DkiHRZBU72Utb3EI2OH1c547.PMCcadaWDpkT1ubz8zpiPNUJd3aGZKPh JIJ0UF__UoLwmiesJ3zvjD.K32Z_2vRvP5QsIKhMk5wa_5oawrnXg181pMjn 56IYc3NvcsF4IdW.8HQsHHVZBGJrUMDttTstjeZ8XgepSpI5HOleTxxCkYZs EFWOwXOGmPkNdd.1pqSIxxdXIUltx09efjKGnAQvDuMkbmzA6puIQRzexpDX 05XmOWOW7w8w0.ERRtJV8fZxpv1suWyvbYH09rxUe67aK_IYhjlUjRXFWtQp geCyMFAueEmoe.0lA4iMfIpbrNfgjBc8YNKBtF0czPnBBIVJkvT6MjBLXALX duN5jI8NpOHrQX_3kJuNULKIZwzmf.Gzafqrloj3o9FlgQeULqgk9zBXgrH5 GOdfdBVKL_UXCgQtmU94- X-Yahoo-SMTP: Kz_aW1.swBBYof3zAD7.RWzXz9ZAQVDMml1VADsbgPT4Kq79LC0- X-Rocket-Received: from localhost (mueller6724@96.28.178.143 with plain [67.195.15.66]) by smtp118.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 13 Dec 2013 04:36:53 +0000 UTC From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org References: <52A88A3D.4050309@fjl.co.uk> <1386780219.1257.93.camel@archlinux> <52AA154A.2000706@fjl.co.uk> Subject: Re: Best way to make machine multi-boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 04:36:59 -0000 > Thanks Ralf. I was hoping someone would have the exact runes to get > all the BSDs, Linux and Indiana to co-exist on one drive but on your > suggestion, I'll start with GRUB and see how I get on unless anyone > else can chip in. > Regards, Frank. Would your drive be partitioned MBR or GPT? If MBR, you run into the problem of not enough primary partitions and OSes that need a primary partition. If GPT, you run into the problem of OpenBSD not supporting GPT, or USB 3.0 I tried OpenIndiana live USB in September (?) 2011, it couldn't access my hard drives, internal SATA or USB 3.0 DragonFlyBSD in earlier versions couldn't access my hard drive at all. Latest DragonFlyBSD 3.6.0 USB stick can see my hard-drive (SATA) partitions but can't mount any. I also can't mount DragonFlyBSD USB stick partition from FreeBSD or NetBSD. So there might be incompatibilities. You might be able to put Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD on a GPT-partitioned hard drive. You would need GRUB2 to choose what to boot unless you can find something else. Tom