SOLVED: Partitioning for multiple Linux and *BSD on the same drive
My harddrive is dying so I'm replacing it with a 128 GB SSD and a 500 GB HDD. The SSD is where the operating systems will live. I'd like to boot a few different distros:
One that "just works" for getting work done, Arch and/or Slackware for learning, and a *BSD, also for learning on. Maybe FreeBSD. Whenever I install a 2nd linux distro, I lose the ability to boot from the first one anymore, so what's a simple way to set up for booting multiple distros? Do I install Lilo or Grub to the MBR or to a dedicated /boot partition, or to /boot inside the distro? Where does the boot information go for the second and third distros so the bootloader can find it? Can someone give me a sample of what the bootloader instructions would look like to boot multiple distros? I've been trying to find these answers for days, but have only gotten more confused. I am not a natural at this kind of stuff. This simple mind needs simple instructions. (RTFM is usually way over my dumb head.) Your help is much appreciated! |
On my system (a single 500 GB HDD with 4 Linux distros and Win7), I install each OS's bootloader to that OS's partition. I (manually) maintain a single boot partition that uses grub to chainload each OS's bootloader.
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Hi,
From what I know, linux uses different partitions on the hard disk. I think BSD use 1 partition on the hard drive and build his own partitions within this single partition. Maybe this website can help : http://www.geodsoft.com/howto/dualboot/grub.htm. Regards |
If I remember right, BSD will only install to a primary partition. Some one else might a know work around to install BSD to an extended partition.
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Thanks, y'all; this is very helpful. I'll cross my fingers and mark this as Solved.
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