Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 23:22:40 +0000 From: "Niall Smart" <rotel@indigo.ie> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing -current and -stable on the same disk Message-ID: <19980101232240.1366.qmail@ginseng.indigo.ie> In-Reply-To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> "Re: Installing -current and -stable on the same disk" (Jan 1, 2:51pm)
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On Jan 1, 2:51pm, "Jordan K. Hubbard" wrote: } Subject: Re: Installing -current and -stable on the same disk > > I understand that the BSD_COMPAT flag is set for the first FreeBSD fdisk > > partition. Is that correct? Is there anyway to install -current and > > -stable on the same disk, apart from using fdisk to hide one from the > > other in between reboots? > > Nope. The boot code will find and boot from the first 0xa5 type > partition found. Crap :( Is this (silly) limitation restricted to the boot code only or do you know if it has been made in many places? Niall
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