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From: simonm@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Simon Marlow)
Subject: Install on to second hard disk?
Message-ID: <CEottB.330@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk>
Organization: Glasgow University Computing Science Dept.
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1993 15:31:59 GMT
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Hi People,

Ok, I've decided to junk Linux for a bit and give NetBSD a try.
There's one factor that may cause me to change my mind, though: can I
install NetBSD (or 386BSD, or FreeBSD) from scratch on to my 2nd hard
disk?  The FAQ implies that the answer to this question is `no',
because you have to recompile a kernel that looks on the second drive
for its root and swap.  Is this true?  Is there a way around it?

Thanks for any pointers.

Oh, by the way, I'll be using OS/2 bootmanager on the first disk to
boot everything from.

Cheers,
	Simon

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Simon Marlow
simonm@dcs.gla.ac.uk