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From: ginsbab@ac.com (Brian Ginsbach - PRA)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: NetBSD & FreeBSD together?
Followup-To: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Date: 25 Aug 1994 23:24:46 GMT
Organization: Andersen Consulting - Minneapolis
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Has anyone successfully installed NetBSD & FreeBSD on the same disk at
the same time?  Meaning that both are bootable (if you use something
like os-bs, BootEasy etc).

I can get both installed each with its own bootstap if I do the
following:

1. Install NetBSD (had to use FreeBSD to label disk - Yes it was me
   with the Disklabel/Install woes). Place NetBSD bootstrap on disk,
   etc.

2. Change ID of NetBSD partition to something other than 165, so that
   FreeBSD does not see it.  FreeBSD labels disk and places its
   bootstrap.

Now here is what happens.  If I leave NetBSD partition marked as
something other than 165 (I used 164), FreeBSD boots (no matter which
partition is set up in os-bs).  If I change the ID of NetBSD partition
to 165 then only NetBSD boots (etc).  Am I over looking something.
Anyone have any ideas?

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Brian Ginsbach