Subject: 2 bootable NetBSD partitions?
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: None <brook@biology.nmsu.edu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 04/01/2002 11:28:13
I would like to have 2 bootable MBR partitions for NetBSD (ID 169) on
one disk:  one for the -release version and one for -current.  Are
there any problems with such a setup?

I presume I can do the following to make it work.  Is this correct?

- create two MBR partitions
- designate each as partitions in the NetBSD disklabel
- install the OS in each
- the kernels must code their root filesystems to refer specifically
  to the appropriate partitions, e.g.,

	config		netbsd	root on wd0a type ffs	# one kernel
	config		netbsd	root on wd0h type ffs	# other kernel

Have I missed anything?

Cheers,
Brook