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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!europa.clark.net!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.netusa1.net!not-for-mail From: kenneth.furge@ehusa.[NO_SPAM].com (Kenneth Furge) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Can you install FreeBSD on a second hard drive? Date: 18 Jun 1997 11:58:42 GMT Organization: NetUSA1 Inc. Message-ID: <5o8ihj$43p$1@news.netusa1.net> References: <5o8drq$2ui$1@usc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: indyi-145.netusa1.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.8 (x86 32bit) Lines: 25 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:43103 FreeBSD will boot just fine on a 2nd hdd if you have the bootloader on both your 1st and 2nd drive. The bootloader on your 2nd drive probably isn't 100% necessary but it gives you the option of switching back to the 1st disk after switching to the 2nd. - K.C. In article <5o8drq$2ui$1@usc.edu>, isoft@pacbell.net says... > >I have FreeBSD 2.1, 2 CD ROM set, and trying to install on second hard >drive. Installs fine but cannot boot. I'm using System Commander as a >boot manager which adds BSD as a menu item after installing FreeBSD >but when I try to boot the system hangs. I tried Booteasy, standard, >and leave boot alone options. All hangs when I try to boot. After >reading through this news group it seems you can install FreeBSD on a >second hard drive. My first hard drive is full and cannot spare a >byte. > >Can somebody quickly tell me if I can install FreeBSD on my second >hard drive and if so what do I need to do? If not I would like to try >LINUX which seems to work fine on any drive on any partition. > >Thank you >