Re: Dual boot OpenBSD with DragonFly BSD
I second this approach... 1 sep further you could go is with a laptopwith a 2.5 inch sata slot and an m sata slot Install each os on separate internal drives That way you can use the bios / boot menu to select the diskand hence the os u wish to boot... Hope this helps On Mon 8 Oct 2018, 15:17 Henrik Engmark, wrote: > This will be yet another non-answer to your question, I am fully aware, > but maybe it will be applicable to your situation. > > I always found dual booting with OpenBSD a little bit cumbersome > compared to other OSes. > Whenever I want to "dual boot" my OpenBSD client computers I > install the second OS to its own usb drive with its own mbr, leaving > the internal drive untouched. > When I want to boot the secondary OS I just interrupt the normal > boot process with whatever F-key and choose to boot from the stick. > Has served me well for many years, and makes it very easy to try out > different secondary OSes, as long as I consider OpenBSD my main. > > Regards, > Henrik > > -Original message- > > From: Dr. Martin Ivanov [mailto:martin.iva...@greenpocket.de] > > Sent: den 7 oktober 2018 16:23 > > To: misc@openbsd.org > > Subject: Dual boot OpenBSD with DragonFly BSD > > > > Hello, I am a Linux (Slackware) fan who is keen to try the BSD flavour > as well. I am planning to buy a new laptop, on which to install OpenBSD and > DragonFly BSD in a dual boot set up. I know this is a challenging task, so > I will proceed step by step. > > > > > > My first question is, which operating system has to be installed first, > DragonFly of OpenBSD? Assuming that it is DragonFly, I am planning to: > > > > > > 1. Load DragonFly using a USB boot disk and login as root > > > > 2. Slice the hard drive in two GPT slices using gpt (e.g., das0 and > > das1) > > > > 3. Create a, b, and d disklabel partitions on the Dragonfly slice > > (das0) > > > > 4. Install DragonFly on das0 > > > > 5. Create a, b, d, e, and probably some more disklabel partitions on > > the OpenBSD slice (das1) > > > > 6. Install OpenBSD on das1 > > > > Please correct me on any of the above steps. I will be happy to read > your suggestions. I would be very thankful if you provide the corresponding > commands in your answers. > > Thank you very much in advance! > >
Re: Dual boot OpenBSD with DragonFly BSD
I'm currently running rEFInd to dual boot Win10/OBSD on a Lenovo T460s. Just resized the Win10 partition, booted OBSD ramdisk, installed it on the spare space, and then installed fEFInd over the NT boot manager. To my surprise, it was a pretty painless procedure. And solid: just once in the last couple years a Win update mangled the boot manager and kidnapped the SSD, but reinstalling rEFInd over was just a two minutes fix. Good luck! El lun., 8 oct. 2018 a las 16:07, Henrik Engmark () escribió: > > This will be yet another non-answer to your question, I am fully aware, > but maybe it will be applicable to your situation. > > I always found dual booting with OpenBSD a little bit cumbersome > compared to other OSes. > Whenever I want to "dual boot" my OpenBSD client computers I > install the second OS to its own usb drive with its own mbr, leaving > the internal drive untouched. > When I want to boot the secondary OS I just interrupt the normal > boot process with whatever F-key and choose to boot from the stick. > Has served me well for many years, and makes it very easy to try out > different secondary OSes, as long as I consider OpenBSD my main. > > Regards, > Henrik > > -Original message- > > From: Dr. Martin Ivanov [mailto:martin.iva...@greenpocket.de] > > Sent: den 7 oktober 2018 16:23 > > To: misc@openbsd.org > > Subject: Dual boot OpenBSD with DragonFly BSD > > > > Hello, I am a Linux (Slackware) fan who is keen to try the BSD flavour as > > well. I am planning to buy a new laptop, on which to install OpenBSD and > > DragonFly BSD in a dual boot set up. I know this is a challenging task, so > > I will proceed step by step. > > > > > > My first question is, which operating system has to be installed first, > > DragonFly of OpenBSD? Assuming that it is DragonFly, I am planning to: > > > > > > 1. Load DragonFly using a USB boot disk and login as root > > > > 2. Slice the hard drive in two GPT slices using gpt (e.g., das0 and > > das1) > > > > 3. Create a, b, and d disklabel partitions on the Dragonfly slice > > (das0) > > > > 4. Install DragonFly on das0 > > > > 5. Create a, b, d, e, and probably some more disklabel partitions on > > the OpenBSD slice (das1) > > > > 6. Install OpenBSD on das1 > > > > Please correct me on any of the above steps. I will be happy to read your > > suggestions. I would be very thankful if you provide the corresponding > > commands in your answers. > > Thank you very much in advance! >
Dual boot OpenBSD with DragonFly BSD
This theoretically is doable but will be a challenge. Your options will also swing on whether the laptop you purchase will boot an old MBR scheme or is restricted to GPT/UEFI. DragonflyBSD has instructions on multibooting an older MBR. https://www.dragonflybsd.org/docs/handbook/Booting/ If you need GPT/UEFI, then you choosing a bootloader that is capable of GPT/UEFI dual booting. According to OpenBSD FAQ, Grub2 or reFIND will work. https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#Multibooting -- J. Scott Heppler
Re: Dual boot OpenBSD with DragonFly BSD
This will be yet another non-answer to your question, I am fully aware, but maybe it will be applicable to your situation. I always found dual booting with OpenBSD a little bit cumbersome compared to other OSes. Whenever I want to "dual boot" my OpenBSD client computers I install the second OS to its own usb drive with its own mbr, leaving the internal drive untouched. When I want to boot the secondary OS I just interrupt the normal boot process with whatever F-key and choose to boot from the stick. Has served me well for many years, and makes it very easy to try out different secondary OSes, as long as I consider OpenBSD my main. Regards, Henrik -Original message- > From: Dr. Martin Ivanov [mailto:martin.iva...@greenpocket.de] > Sent: den 7 oktober 2018 16:23 > To: misc@openbsd.org > Subject: Dual boot OpenBSD with DragonFly BSD > > Hello, I am a Linux (Slackware) fan who is keen to try the BSD flavour as > well. I am planning to buy a new laptop, on which to install OpenBSD and > DragonFly BSD in a dual boot set up. I know this is a challenging task, so I > will proceed step by step. > > > My first question is, which operating system has to be installed first, > DragonFly of OpenBSD? Assuming that it is DragonFly, I am planning to: > > > 1. Load DragonFly using a USB boot disk and login as root > > 2. Slice the hard drive in two GPT slices using gpt (e.g., das0 and > das1) > > 3. Create a, b, and d disklabel partitions on the Dragonfly slice > (das0) > > 4. Install DragonFly on das0 > > 5. Create a, b, d, e, and probably some more disklabel partitions on > the OpenBSD slice (das1) > > 6. Install OpenBSD on das1 > > Please correct me on any of the above steps. I will be happy to read your > suggestions. I would be very thankful if you provide the corresponding > commands in your answers. > Thank you very much in advance!
Re: Dual boot OpenBSD with DragonFly BSD
On Oct 7, 2018 9:22 AM, "Dr. Martin Ivanov" wrote: > > Hello, I am a Linux (Slackware) fan who is keen to try the BSD flavour as > well. I am planning to buy a new laptop, on which to install OpenBSD and > DragonFly BSD in a dual boot set up. I know this is a challenging task, > so I will proceed step by step. > > > My first question is, which operating system has to be installed first, > DragonFly of OpenBSD? Assuming that it is DragonFly, I am planning to: > > > 1. Load DragonFly using a USB boot disk and login as root > > 2. Slice the hard drive in two GPT slices using gpt (e.g., das0 and > das1) > > 3. Create a, b, and d disklabel partitions on the Dragonfly slice > (das0) > > 4. Install DragonFly on das0 > > 5. Create a, b, d, e, and probably some more disklabel partitions on > the OpenBSD slice (das1) > > 6. Install OpenBSD on das1 > > Please correct me on any of the above steps. I will be happy to read your > suggestions. I would be very thankful if you provide the corresponding > commands in your answers. > Thank you very much in advance! As a user of both dragonfly and openbsd, and former slackware user. I would recommend skipping the dual boot and just installing openbsd. It will be much easier and will do everything you want. Maybe just keep half the disk unpartitioned so you can add a second os later or just mount it. I know it doesn't answer the question. Edgar
Dual boot OpenBSD with DragonFly BSD
Hello, I am a Linux (Slackware) fan who is keen to try the BSD flavour as well. I am planning to buy a new laptop, on which to install OpenBSD and DragonFly BSD in a dual boot set up. I know this is a challenging task, so I will proceed step by step. My first question is, which operating system has to be installed first, DragonFly of OpenBSD? Assuming that it is DragonFly, I am planning to: 1. Load DragonFly using a USB boot disk and login as root 2. Slice the hard drive in two GPT slices using gpt (e.g., das0 and das1) 3. Create a, b, and d disklabel partitions on the Dragonfly slice (das0) 4. Install DragonFly on das0 5. Create a, b, d, e, and probably some more disklabel partitions on the OpenBSD slice (das1) 6. Install OpenBSD on das1 Please correct me on any of the above steps. I will be happy to read your suggestions. I would be very thankful if you provide the corresponding commands in your answers. Thank you very much in advance!
