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I want to dual boot linux and freebsd. Should I install linux first, then freebsd or the other way around.
Which ever OS I install first, will the it's boot loader recognize and add the other OS as the second option automatically or will I need to add it manually?
thx
Last edited by justlooking; 02-08-2014 at 02:07 PM.
Order does not matter, you did not specify a distro or what boot loader you use. Years ago FreeBSD boot loader had no issues with linux, not sure if that is the case now. If using lilo you would specify Linux/FreeBSD as follows:
Order does not matter, you did not specify a distro or what boot loader you use. Years ago FreeBSD boot loader had no issues with linux, not sure if that is the case now. If using lilo you would specify Linux/FreeBSD as follows:
I think I might test this in a VM first. I will create a large partition like 50G and make a few partitions and see what happens. If things go well in the VM, then I apply it to my real hardware.
Last edited by justlooking; 02-08-2014 at 03:59 PM.
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You can install FreeBSD first, lots of kids really like installing it in ZFS but I am not sure if GRUB has support for that file system. I know for sure GRUB supports UFS with is the file system I installed.
Another thing is that if you are planning to mount the Linux home directory while running FreeBSD you will need to format the home in Linux with the EXT3 file system because FreeBSD doesnt support EXT4. So install Linux root partition in EXT4 but home in EXT3.
with the boot loader you can skit the installation of BSD bootloader but keep in mind the partition in which you installed BSD so you can add it to the GRUB file as chainloader.
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