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Date:      Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:47:07 +0200
From:      Jos Chrispijn <kernel@webrz.net>
To:        Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
Cc:        Mike Clarke <jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD9 - Fresh install (2)
Message-ID:  <507C21EB.2040908@webrz.net>
In-Reply-To: <20121015120321.21ff48f4.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>

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Polytropon:
> Per definition, you can only mark one slice bootable. If you manage to 
> mark more than one slice bootable, the start loader (from BIOS) will 
> boot into the first one it finds, and that will possibly be the one of 
> the 1st slice. 
I know, but I was referring to the update installation of a new BSD 
version; if I have installed it on the empty slice, I only have to make 
that slice bootable (and removing that function from the original one).
Does that make sense (still in Windows mode here J-) ?

regards,
Jos Chrispijn




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