Graham Wheeler wrote:
>
> 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?
I tried this, and the installation went through fine. But after
installing 3.2, I get a `Missing operating system' when I try to
boot the second partition (the first still has its type set to
something other than FreeBSD, so it won't boot either).
Robert, you seem quite knowledgeable about all this, and seem to have
had considerable success. How do I get this right? I want to install
2.2.8 in one partition and 3.2 in another. If I don't change the
fdisk partition type after installing 2.2.8, then sysinstall won't
allow me to install the second OS (it complains when I try to make the
root BSD partition that the boot loader can't handle it). If I do
change the fdisk partition type first, the install is fine, but I can't
boot afterwards, as described above.
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