llothar wrote:
> For software development reasons i must install FreeBSD 6.2 i386 and
> amd64 version on one disk.
> I started with amd64 and installed into the first partition - that
> worked fine.
>
> Then i created another partition and installed i386 there. Everything
> looked fine, but after reboot whenever i try to boot from the second
> partition it will load the amd64 version.
>
> I've choosen "nothing" in the MBR question. So the boot record is in
> the partition. I'm using grub which is installed from linux (partition
> 3) and controls the MBR. The two FreeBSDs are booted with the
> chainload feature.
>
> What am i doing wrong?

Try to boot /boot/loader with grub, directly.

> Looks like FreeBSD is scanning the slices and boots the first it finds.
>

--

Michel TALON

llothar wrote:
> Looks like FreeBSD is scanning the slices and boots the first it finds.

Yes, the FreeBSD loader boots the first _active_ FreeBSD slice it finds.
Easy workaround: when you want to change, use the boot0cfg or fdisk
commands in FreeBSD to set the other FreeBSD slice active, then reboot.
--
Torfinn Ingolfsen,
Norway

On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:45:10 +0200, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote:

> llothar wrote:
>> Looks like FreeBSD is scanning the slices and boots the first it finds.
>
> Yes, the FreeBSD loader boots the first _active_ FreeBSD slice it finds.
> Easy workaround: when you want to change, use the boot0cfg or fdisk
> commands in FreeBSD to set the other FreeBSD slice active, then reboot.

Since you mentioned GRUB, look at the hide/unhide commands.
You can tailor your grub.conf file in order to hide and unhide partitions
at your will.
That's what I do on my system, and it works fine.

You can do things like this:

title FreeBSD
hide (hd0,0)
unhide (hd0,2)
unhide (hd0,6)
rootnoverify (hd0,2)
makeactive
chainloader +1

HTH,
Franky