Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:50:21 +0200 From: Jos Chrispijn <kernel@webrz.net> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD9 - Fresh install (2) Message-ID: <507EFDED.5040303@webrz.net> In-Reply-To: <20121016020923.68d15b3f.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <5079ABFA.8050607@webrz.net> <20121013210513.80676821.freebsd@edvax.de> <507AFEEC.2030609@webrz.net> <201210142129.24479.jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk> <507BC823.9060606@webrz.net> <20121015120321.21ff48f4.freebsd@edvax.de> <507C21EB.2040908@webrz.net> <20121016020923.68d15b3f.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Thanks for this very informative suggestion. I think I need to study it thouroughly, but will certainly head for that solution. kind regards, Jos Chrispijn Polytropon: > That would work, and could be performed easily even using > the slice editor of the sysinstall program. > > Of course, make sure that all partition references work > properly for _each_ slice. Using labels is a comfortable > way to achieve this. But it would be no problem to use > the device names (as long as the disk won't be moved). > > For example: > > Slice 1: Installation OS 8.2 > -> boots to /dev/ad0s1a (kernel is in ad0s1a:/boot/kernel) > -> performs root mount of /dev/ad0s1a > -> mounts OS partitions /dev/ad0s1[defg] > -> mounts data partition /dev/ad0s3 > > Slice 2: Installation OS 9.0 > -> boots to /dev/ad0s2a (kernel is in ad0s2a:/boot/kernel) > -> performs root mount of /dev/ad0s2a > -> mounts OS partitions /dev/ad0s2[defg] > -> mounts data partition /dev/ad0s3 > > Slice 3: Users' home directories > > You also use the fdisk command to set the active partition manually, > or write a short skript that "flips the switch" to boot from "the > other slice" the next time (comparable to the nextboot command in > relation to kernels); see "man fdisk" for details. > > That won't work in "Windows" mode, as you cannot click on the slice. :-) > >
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