OpenBSD Community,

Thanks for the feedback, some people that write the multiboot
instructions reached out to me and I'm working through them.

>In order to use GPT you need a BIOS that supports it. In most of the
>cases, this means an UEFI BIOS.
I'm aware of the issues related to UEFI (particularly on older
hardware like mine) and the obnoxious solutions to the problem
at a systems programming level.

The problem looks like it resides in Grub and Linux (perhaps
just Debian systems) and I'm examining if there's a simple
way to reuse existing systems to work my solution. Of course
I don't expect the solutions to be integrated due to a variety
of factors.  Regardless, the multi-boot scenario is still sufficiently
compelling for me to keep examining the issue.

Initially I was surprised to find how difficult it has been to get the
OS to multiboot via grub, but I have been finding this less surprising
as I've looked into the details (particularly from the GNU end).

>...far easier to install Windows after OpenBSD and get both working
>again than installing Windows after installing Grub/Linux.
I install windows on a separate disk to avoid these issues.  It is
indeed easier to put Debian on the drive *after* installing OpenBSD.

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