Subject: Re: Booting FreeBSD from Net BSD
To: kamel derouiche <derouiche_dz@yahoo.fr>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.lip6.fr>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 03/10/2005 12:09:46
On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 10:22:26PM +0100, kamel derouiche wrote:
> HI
> 
> I have an i386 pc with an AMD Duron 600 Mhz processor
> fitted with two hard disks of 15 and 80 Go.
> Before starting the experiment, I 'd like to know if
> it is possible to fit a FreeBSD on a the 15 Go and a
> NetBSD
> on the 15 Go.
> 
> 1. Is it feasible to fit NetBSD and FreeBSD on one PC
> ??

Yes, of course. Just install FreeBSD and NetBSD in different MBR partitions
(I think FreeBSD calls this "slices"). Then install a boot manager to choose
which partition to boot (NetBSD's install will propose you this if there is
more than one bootable MBR partition).

-- 
Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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