Date: Fri, 02 Jan 1998 11:21:07 +1030 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: "Niall Smart" <rotel@indigo.ie> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing -current and -stable on the same disk Message-ID: <199801020051.LAA00322@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 01 Jan 1998 23:22:40 -0000." <19980101232240.1366.qmail@ginseng.indigo.ie>
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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? How else would you propose to get around it? Note that this limitation applies to most operating systems on the PC. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\
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