From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sat Nov 14 01:58:58 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 427A52D0079 for ; Sat, 14 Nov 2020 01:58:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from weaver@riseup.net) Received: from mx1.riseup.net (mx1.riseup.net [198.252.153.129]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.riseup.net", Issuer "Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4CXz5s2QSKz3m9p for ; Sat, 14 Nov 2020 01:58:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from weaver@riseup.net) Received: from bell.riseup.net (bell-pn.riseup.net [10.0.1.178]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.riseup.net", Issuer "Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA" (not verified)) by mx1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4CXz5h0DLJzDsfP for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:58:48 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=riseup.net; s=squak; t=1605319128; bh=bWtDEqFqpE8yrtmzHtvSoakEHe8jgSfEm/oMp4c+3YU=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=K3A+wIb3gS65z3Xs9MIPROdfJb4W+a6U7yGr4F9zQbLrxSBi/oyWNnT5YaJ3DWLdI rsvpsdKp4oWE+r0FNt/LV3AcOSVe5mC3AzZ1yEefFvXeCKxPLvSBJ+0rMq9E8msRKI jU4rZznR+V8Mz5Ouv2ZqYHfIvNGg3zgerdD7h2Yg= X-Riseup-User-ID: DCD3AEB01C916BE23299D180EC355EC02E31E78098C5617F7FB32DA6115B0533 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bell.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4CXz5g6fQBzJqj7 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:58:47 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:58:47 -0800 From: Weaver To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Booting multiple BSDs. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3e235e4f8da5018abbd1d05a1976c7a9@riseup.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4CXz5s2QSKz3m9p X-Spamd-Bar: ----- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=riseup.net header.s=squak header.b=K3A+wIb3; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=riseup.net; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of weaver@riseup.net designates 198.252.153.129 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=weaver@riseup.net X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-5.10 / 15.00]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; RWL_MAILSPIKE_GOOD(0.00)[198.252.153.129:from]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+mx]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[riseup.net:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[riseup.net,none]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[198.252.153.129:from]; ASN(0.00)[asn:16652, ipnet:198.252.153.0/24, country:US]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[198.252.153.129:from]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[riseup.net:s=squak]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[198.252.153.129:from:127.0.2.255]; DWL_DNSWL_LOW(-1.00)[riseup.net:dkim]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-questions] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2020 01:58:58 -0000 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 ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀