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From: urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux,comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: coexist of linux,386BSD,ISC,Solaris,etc.
Date: 6 Jun 1993 00:15:44 +0200
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, FRG
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Message-ID: <1ur5ug$dl1@smurf.sub.org>
References: <C7o7Js.J1p@percy.rain.com> <1993May30.142451.5182@knobel.GUN.de>
In comp.os.linux, article <1993May30.142451.5182@knobel.GUN.de>,
andreas@knobel.GUN.de (Andreas Klemm) writes:
>
> 386bsd and NetBSD write disklabel on a disk where to find partitions.
> Ok if you only use 386bsd or Netbsd. But unfortunately the disklabel
> destroyed my dos partition table. If this is the case you should come
> into trouble, when installing a boot manager, which looks for
> dos compatible partition entries, tooo bad.
>
Workaround: Create a partition under Linux with code 0xA5. This means
"386BSD". The 386bsd installer will then see this partition, install its
stuff there, and leave the DOS partition map alone.
The problem is that you can't share swap space between 386BSD and Linux.
At least, not easily (I never tried yet).
> But to put all kinds of unix onto one disk ... nearly impossible.
>
It's perfectly possible to have SCO, Linux, and 386BSD on one disk. You'll
have to mark the SCO partition active because SCO insists on that, but
selecting what to boot can be done with LILO (installed on the MBR).
--
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-- Kank the Klingon, "Day of the Dove," stardate unknown
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