Re: Multiple versions of FreeBSD on one HDD

[Graham Wheeler]

Robert Nordier wrote:
> 
> It's usually best to temporarily change fdisk partition types,
> so that sysinstall sees no existing FreeBSD slice on the drive.
> However, there may be other problems involved here as well.

Hmmm. This sounds a good plan. Would the following then work
(I'm using `partition' to refer to a fdisk partition, and `file
system' to refer to a BSD partition):

* I partition my drive into 4 equal partitions (rather than 2;
        this gives me more future flexibility)

* I install 2.2.8 in the first partition.

* I change the type to something other than FreeBSD

* I install 3.2 into the second partition

* I change the type of the first partition back to FreeBSD

* I install os-bs or some other boot selector

* And now, hopefully, I can simply boot either from the boot
        selector menu?


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