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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Boot off drive > 0?
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 02:45:25 -0800
Organization: Walnut Creek CDROM
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To: Robert Nicholson <robert@justine.elastica.com>

Robert Nicholson wrote:
> 
> Can FreeBSD boot off a drive id > 0?

Yes, you just have to install a boot manager on drive 0 (you will be
given the option during the installation).
- Jordan Hubbard
  President, FreeBSD Project