Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:58:47 -0800 From: Weaver <weaver@riseup.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Booting multiple BSDs. Message-ID: <3e235e4f8da5018abbd1d05a1976c7a9@riseup.net> In-Reply-To: <b5e74b41-cfc5-2f8b-d5e8-6d77c93d4f66@holgerdanske.com> References: <fecab1ac1f5589d9f2122ae2c37edfac@riseup.net> <b5e74b41-cfc5-2f8b-d5e8-6d77c93d4f66@holgerdanske.com>
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On 14-11-2020 10:48, David Christensen wrote: > On 2020-11-12 21:42, Weaver wrote: >> What's the best way of going about this? >> I've search engined around and all I can find most of the time is >> multi-booting with Windows, which I ,left behind when XP came out, or >> rambling non-specifics and vague references. >> Is installing gptboot the go, then hitting a key to gain interactive >> mode, then choosing a partition to boot from, or is there something a >> little more automated available? >> Thanks for any time and trouble entered into. >> >> Harry Weaver > > In workstations/ servers, I install 2.5" SATA trayless racks and have > a stack of SSD's with one OS each. The only hassle is remembering to > reset the CMOS clock before and after running a Windows SSD. > > > In laptops with one drive, I install VirtualBox and have one VM for each OS. This will be in a small tower with 4 different drives, each with a different OS on each one. I am just wondering if there's a bootable partition on each one, is there a boot-manager that will pick up each one and give me a choice as to which one to boot? -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀
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