mike wrote: > Hi , > > I have been looking for info on how to run two or more versions of > mandrake > > I read a post on partition layout and such, > and other things on doing this , though It's confusing the different > ways to do this I've found. > > What i would like to ask now is this: > > I have three drives WD, WD, Maxtor - hda = windows ( win98se ) > hdc = / , swap, /home ( LM 8.0 ext2) > hdd = /backup ( also ext2 ) sizes are 6 gig, 10 gig, 20gig > respectively. > > I would like to be able to install 8.1 and or 8.2 and would Like > to know how to lay it out , for instance can I put test partitions on > hdd = /backup ( 20 gig 11 free ) without breaking the original 8.0 > install ( as I have everything running perfectly ) > > How would I do this , what would I need to share If anything, > and can this actually be done with this configuration? > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Mike McNeese > Springdale Ar. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
Well, I would try to put the 8.1 and 8.2 Beta on the Maxtor On the WDs, minimize the use of linux--they are at their best with the windows drivers they offer to compensate for their lack of hardware and they officially do not support the use of linux on their drives. With /boot on other than the primary drive, use GRUB instead of LILO. DO NOT, not even in an air raid, make a RAID of any description of /. You will be unable to update with the install CDs. check the appendix of www.civileme.net/install_testing.html Civileme
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