Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-10 Thread shane
Quoting Steve Shockley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: stan wrote: Is it possible to do this on the one disk. I do have enough space, my concern is about portions. If it is possible can anyone give me an idea how best to approach this? Or a pointer to some docs? I've done what you mention using Acronis

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-10 Thread michael hamerski
On 10/7/07, stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a new laptop that I would like to set up to have 4 different OS's > on. The OS's I would like to install are: > I used to favour the ranish partition manager for creating my primary partitions and assigning ids. the installers should pick up on

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-10 Thread Stijn
I was very impressed about BootIt NG. Only a few MB in size, bootable from CD. Resized my Windows partition in less than two minutes. I don't know if it's still freeware though... HTH, Stijn Steve Shockley wrote: stan wrote: Is it possible to do this on the one disk. I do have enough space,

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-10 Thread Steve Shockley
stan wrote: Is it possible to do this on the one disk. I do have enough space, my concern is about portions. If it is possible can anyone give me an idea how best to approach this? Or a pointer to some docs? I've done what you mention using Acronis Disk Director or Partition Magic, but they're

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-10 Thread David H. Lynch Jr.
Dag Richards wrote: > > > > Seems to me that the simplest and most flexible way to do this is to > install Linux or Windows as your host OS and use VMware. I do that on > my MacBook Pro running OS X, and run OBSD, Linux, and Solaris as guest > OSes. > > Works great, and I can have all of them up

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-09 Thread demuel
I taught this thread has alread been finished because it is just so simple and no brainer. Anyways, please follow this procedure: 1. Use a freeware disk partitioning software like "GParted LiveCD" to re-organize your hard disk to accomodate new arrangements. Usually, you want this software with

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-08 Thread Peter N. M. Hansteen
"Siju George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 1) it is easier to get Windows installed on the beginning so you have > less hassle. I'd amplify that even further. Of the systems mentioned, only Windows appears to work from the assumption that it will always be the only operating system on your mach

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-08 Thread Siju George
On 10/7/07, stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a new laptop that I would like to set up to have 4 different OS's > on. The OS's I would like to install are: > > OpenBSD > FreeBSD > Linux > Windows (XP r Vista) > > Is it possible to do this on the one disk. I do have enough space, my > concern

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-08 Thread Marten Vijn
On Mon, 2007-10-08 at 02:26 -0400, steve szmidt wrote: > On Sunday 07 October 2007 14:08, Nick Guenther wrote: > > On 10/7/07, stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have a new laptop that I would like to set up to have 4 different OS's > Got that working. I would suggest to start with most compl

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-08 Thread Simon Vallet
Hi, On Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:12:16 -0400 stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a new laptop that I would like to set up to have 4 different OS's > on. The OS's I would like to install are: > > OpenBSD > FreeBSD > Linux > Windows (XP r Vista) > > Is it possible to do this on the one disk. I do h

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-08 Thread Johan L
Shawn K. Quinn skrev: On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 13:47 -0400, Nick Holland wrote: Linux will use an extended partition, but I'm not sure if it can boot from one, nor do I know if a boot loader will extract it and boot from there (and I suspect there will be vendor-specific BIOS questions, too). That'

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-07 Thread Shawn K. Quinn
On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 13:47 -0400, Nick Holland wrote: > Linux will use an extended partition, but I'm not sure if it can boot > from one, nor do I know if a boot loader will extract it and boot from > there (and I suspect there will be vendor-specific BIOS questions, > too). > That's your problem

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-07 Thread steve szmidt
On Sunday 07 October 2007 14:08, Nick Guenther wrote: > On 10/7/07, stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a new laptop that I would like to set up to have 4 different OS's > Well all the OSes you listed can just boot directly from the MBR (see > biosboot(8) and FAQ #4 http://www.openbsd.org/f

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-07 Thread Dag Richards
Amarendra Godbole wrote: On 10/7/07, stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have a new laptop that I would like to set up to have 4 different OS's on. The OS's I would like to install are: OpenBSD FreeBSD Linux Windows (XP r Vista) Is it possible to do this on the one disk. I do have enough space,

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-07 Thread Amarendra Godbole
On 10/7/07, stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a new laptop that I would like to set up to have 4 different OS's > on. The OS's I would like to install are: > > OpenBSD > FreeBSD > Linux > Windows (XP r Vista) > > Is it possible to do this on the one disk. I do have enough space, my > concern

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-07 Thread Nick Guenther
On 10/7/07, stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a new laptop that I would like to set up to have 4 different OS's > on. The OS's I would like to install are: > > OpenBSD > FreeBSD > Linux > Windows (XP r Vista) > > Is it possible to do this on the one disk. I do have enough space, my > concern

Re: How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-07 Thread Nick Holland
stan wrote: > I have a new laptop that I would like to set up to have 4 different OS's > on. The OS's I would like to install are: > > OpenBSD > FreeBSD > Linux > Windows (XP r Vista) > > Is it possible to do this on the one disk. I do have enough space, my > concern is about portions. If it is p

How can I install 4 OS'es on one disk?

2007-10-07 Thread stan
I have a new laptop that I would like to set up to have 4 different OS's on. The OS's I would like to install are: OpenBSD FreeBSD Linux Windows (XP r Vista) Is it possible to do this on the one disk. I do have enough space, my concern is about portions. If it is possible can anyone give me an id