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List:       openbsd-misc
Subject:    Re: dual-boot FreeBSD & OpenBSD on laptop
From:       Andy Isaacson <adi () hexapodia ! org>
Date:       2002-04-30 20:12:50
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On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 11:47:04AM -0400, Michael Lucas wrote:
> Is the advice at this URL still valid?
> 
> http://geodsoft.com/howto/dualboot/combine.htm#bsdonly

That seems pretty close to what I did when doing a similar install.  I
wasn't able to get the two systems to agree on the disk geometry, but
everything seems to have worked out OK (both partitions are over 80%
full and they're both still bootable, which implies that there isn't any
overlap).

Basically, install FreeBSD and make sure you create an OpenBSD partition
first, followed by a FreeBSD partition.  Finish the FreeBSD install.
Then boot the OpenBSD installer, exit from fdisk without making changes,
and make the slices you want.  Make sure that OpenBSD does not install a
MBR boot loader.

-andy
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