On 04/19/10 07:13, Brad Tilley wrote:
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:07 +0100, "Peter Kay (Syllopsium)"
<syllops...@syllopsium.com> wrote:
OpenBSD does not require a primary partition, nor does NetBSD. Solaris
does
for the moment,
although code to fix that has been committed.
I have a Windows 7 x64, OpenBSD, Solaris, NetBSD multiboot. It's not that
difficult to arrange.
I did most of the partitioning in Windows, setting up a primary partition
for Solaris, then logical
partitions for OpenBSD and NetBSD.
Either the NetBSD or OpenBSD media can then be used to edit the partition
types to the
recognised ones. Install as normal, then use EasyBCD to edit the
Vista/Windows 7 boot menu
- modify as appropriate if you're using grub etc or XP..
Another Option. Assuming a i386 or amd64 PC:
1. Put another hard drive into the computer.
2. Go into the BIOS and make the new hard drive have higher priority.
3. Boot the computer and install OpenBSD onto the new hard drive (Run
dmesg to be sure you're doing the right thing)
4. When you want to go back into the other OS, change the drive priority
in the BIOS and reboot.
Not pretty, but it works and keeps drives separate and no fooling with
grub, partitions, Windows boot loader, etc.
Brad
I do this or slip in a GAG CD and don't save to hard drive for computers
that I rarely use Windows on.
For computers that need to regularly use two or more, GAG is reasonably
convenient when installed onto hard drive.
I haven't tried it on Vista or Win 7. DOn't really plan on ever having
those unless they come pre-installed on a new or used computer.
