From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 10 21:26:49 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCBBF16A41F for ; Sat, 10 Sep 2005 21:26:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from albi@scii.nl) Received: from post-22.mail.nl.demon.net (post-22.mail.nl.demon.net [194.159.73.192]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6427643D45 for ; Sat, 10 Sep 2005 21:26:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from albi@scii.nl) Received: from aseed.demon.nl ([83.160.138.119]:9867 helo=mail.aseed.antenna.nl) by post-22.mail.nl.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1EECs4-0006KV-Dq; Sat, 10 Sep 2005 21:26:48 +0000 Received: from http.aseed.antenna.nl (unknown [192.168.0.50]) by mail.aseed.antenna.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id A82EB154643; Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:26:49 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost.localdomain (217-19-30-147.dsl.cambrium.nl [217.19.30.147]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by http.aseed.antenna.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA429591DD8; Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:25:53 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:26:42 +0200 From: "albi@scii.nl" To: rsh.lists@comcast.net Message-Id: <20050910232642.67adf063.albi@scii.nl> In-Reply-To: <43234DD3.8060608@comcast.net> References: <43234DD3.8060608@comcast.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.0.0 (GTK+ 2.6.4; i386-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: questions@freeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/amd64 co-exist X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 21:26:49 -0000 On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 17:19:15 -0400 Sean wrote: > I would like to be able to setup a system so that on power up I can > choose weather to boot into either i386 or amd64. > Is this possible or would I some how have to install the two releases on > their own? afaik it would have to be a dual-boot with the kernel(s) and programs on separate partitions > No matter what I do above I would also like to be able to have a user > log in no matter which kernel is up and have their own home directory. > I am guessing that if I put /usr/home on its own then that could solve > that idea? correct, you can share the /usr/home -- grtjs, albi gpg-key: lynx -dump http://scii.nl/~albi/gpg.asc | gpg --import