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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 08:51:28 -0500
From: Michael Grant <mgrant@grant.org>
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Subject: installing freebsd on another disk
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I'd like to install freebsd on another disk from source.  Can I do
something like?:

cd /usr/src
make buildworld
make PREFIX=/mnt installworld
make PREFIX=/mnt kernel

If not $PREFIX, what's the right answer?

I'd try it and see...but I only have my one live box.  Thanks

Michael Grant