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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Install FreeBSD, NetBSD, BSDI and Window NT in a single SCSI disk!
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Date: 18 Mar 1996 21:49:32 -0000
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Wee-San Lee (wlee@alcor.usc.edu) wrote:

: Hi all,

: 	Sorry for the cross posting this time!

: 	I'm wondering if anybody out there has experience to install FOUR 
: difference OS (FreeBSD, NetBSD, BSDI and Window NT) within a single 2 
: Giga SCSI hard disk and make it multi-bootable.

: 	I'm planning to create four partitions each of which is 500M and 
: install a multi-boot program to boot from whatever desired OS.  I would 
: like to know if it is possible to do so and what choices I have for the 
: multi-boot program.  Any cautions, suggestions and opinions are 
: welcome.  Thanks.

OS-BS is the best OS selector/loader I've seen.  I can't remember where it's
home is, ask archie.  The only other suggestion is to load & boot NT first.

Also, don't bother configuring anything (except disk layouts) until you've
got everything booting.  You'll only end up changing your mind about
something and loosing your changes.

--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....