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Date:      Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:18:57 -0500
From:      "Rick C. Petty" <rick-freebsd2008@kiwi-computer.com>
To:        "Wu, Yue" <vanopen@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Use n instead of Fn for choosing the OS when booting?
Message-ID:  <20090623011857.GA54747@keira.kiwi-computer.com>
In-Reply-To: <20090622233800.GA779@fbsd.hasee.cpu>
References:  <20090622123938.GA794@fbsd.hasee.cpu> <20090622131311.GA39134@svzserv.kemerovo.su> <20090622233800.GA779@fbsd.hasee.cpu>

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On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 07:38:00AM +0800, Wu, Yue wrote:
> 
> Another question, if these are more then 12 OSes exist on disk, how to select
> the one that number larger than 12? :)

You can only have 4 primary partitions in an MBR.  The boot0 gives choice
#5 for the next disk.  Thus there are only 5 choices, maximum.

-- Rick C. Petty



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