Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 10:58:36 +0400 From: Tarc <tarc@tarc.po.cs.msu.su> To: Clarence Chu <clcchu@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 5.4-release + 6.0-current on the same disk Message-ID: <20050608065836.GA22981@tarc.po.cs.msu.su> In-Reply-To: <BAY16-F21F80DFAD18EEA43CE13FFDD000@phx.gbl> References: <BAY16-F21F80DFAD18EEA43CE13FFDD000@phx.gbl>
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If it is actual today, you can play with loader.conf options (so write own beastie menu) and the kernel option ROOTDEVNAME. On Sat, May 28, 2005 at 05:50:25AM +0800, Clarence Chu wrote: > > hi there, > > i wish to install 5.4-p? and 6.0-current (to be release) on the same disk > of a single > machine for to test the 6-0-current. > > however, the disklabel of the recent 6.0-current resist to co-operate with > that of > the 5.4-p?. i.e. when i have installed 5.4-p?, and then 6.0-current, > disklabel information > would be lost. > > i had "cd /usr/src/release; make release ........" to produce both install > and boot > CDs for 6-0-current of i386 and amd64 and tried installing for co-existence > of the > 5.4-release partitions, in vain: everytime i install the 6.0-current, the > disklabel > on the 5.4-p? were erased. > > should any kind folks please indicate the way to make them co-exist on the > same machine? > > best regards, > > clarence chu -- Best regards, Arseny Nasokin
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