> boot1
> boot2
> boot3
> boot4
> data1
> data2
> data3
> data4
Well, that was my idea. With maybe a swap partition in the middle, or
better yet, on the other drive (for better performance).
As for knowing whether or not your computer can boot past 1024 cylinders,
I know of no better way than trial and error.
Ron made a good point: program versions may vary wildly between
distributions, so separate home directories may be better. I'd do it,
just so that it's easier to work on a particular document without
rebooting, or remembering mount points.
Also, if you're not really doing much with Linux other than making a
preference, it's probably a good idea to not share any directories between
distributions.
Like I said earlier, you can use one LILO prompt to boot all 4. It takes
a little extra work; you basically have to copy the "image=" sections from
the other three lilo.confs to one (we'll say the first
installation). You'd also have to mount those /boot filesystems, so that
LILO can find the kernels when it installs itself.
Then, adjust the "root=" and image name, and you're done.
Envision a lilo.conf like so:
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
prompt
timeout=100
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=mdk
root=/dev/hdb9
read-only
image=/mnt/deb-boot/vmlinuz
label=deb
root=/dev/hdb10
read-only
image=/mnt/suse-boot/vmlinuz
label=suse
root=/dev/hdb11
read-only
image=/mnt/caldera-boot/vmlinuz
label=cal
root=/dev/hdb12
read-only
other=/dev/hda1
label=win
table=/dev/hda
See what I mean?
-Matt Stegman
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