This is why linux is so good - there are so many different ways to reach the same point. If it works for you, sure thats good. I am glad for the stuff I learned from this experiment. Johan
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Richard Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Dual-boot same OS > Johan Scheepers wrote: > > >Hi John, > >I installed mdk9.1 three times. > >Option auto / expert never came up. > > > Insert CD1 , run to splash screen, choose F1, run to prompt, type > expert, then enter, gives you expert install in graphical mode(or whaterver) > > >Option to config or skip bootloader will came up after 3rd disk. > > > How ? > > >ONLY on 2nd and 3rd install. > > > How ? > > >It seems that on first time around you have no > >choice? > > > As one would expect ! > > >The next config option for bootloader will come up on the bottom of the > >screen > > > Which window ? > > >where you can config a lot of stuff. > >Select this option and on the screen that appear select ADVANCE > > > I know it, > > >to be able > >to select option for bootdisk. > >After bootdisk is made you have option to config lilo - > >here you have to make some choices. > > > Choices ? > > >If you are not succesful here and you > >have a bootdisk you can modify the lilo.conf after reboot. > > > Well yes, but it would be better not to install lilo at all on second > attempt. > > >Here you have to look closely to configuration manner see below for this > >installation.. Refer to my previous postings > > > sure, > > >Please after first install and reboot mark this install somewhere so that > >you will know which is which. They look the same and is very confusing. > > > I always do. > > > Also > >mark the second install. > >Should you mount the non-live OS you must use full path to move around in > >it. > > > Well all this goes in your final active /etc/lilo.conf to either boot > one, and mount the other as the case may be. I just want the active > /etc/lilo.conf to be the first M9.1 install and remain so. > > >It is not really importend which partition is installed first and that the > >lilo is written to MBR the next will overwrite it. > > > Youcann ot stop this then ? > > > What is importent is the > >way your lilo.conf will be written in the end - by mdk or yourself. > > > yes and no, depends if your happy with booting off the lilo.conf of the > second M9.1 install. > > >Suggest - cd /etc su. > >Now there is some ways to use lilo. > >Like - to see how now -- lilo -q > > To see if your changes is legal without changing -- lilo -t > >If you need more info lilo -t -v. > >Be sure to backup your file before changes. > >I enjoyed this testing - this is how I found out when to make bootdisk > >before rebooting install and it also made me more confident. > >Enjoy > >Johan > > > > > > OK, now this, > > >####Look closely to this image and initrd***** > >image=/mnt/linuxhde-7/boot/vmlinuz > > label="linuxhde7" > > root=/dev/hde7 > > initrd=/mnt/linuxhde-7/boot/initrd-2.4.21-0.13mdk.img > > read-only > > > > > > > This looks really wierd to me, I'm not sure if I understand it. > > image=/mnt/linuxhde-7/boot/vmlinuz > > says, go look for the kernel to boot in /mnt/linuxhde-7 > which must be some strange way of saying hde7 , boot directory, select kernel vmlinuz. > > and again, > > initrd=/mnt/linuxhde-7/boot/initrd-2.4.21-0.13mdk.img > > use initrd in hde7 's /boot directory. > > > Now would this also work for me when I have a /boot partition.(hda5 if my memory serves me correctly)? > > Which means all kernel and initrd files are in /dev/hda5 (or whaterver) > So I have the simpler task of writing all /etc/lilo.conf entries to use > kernel and init.rd files in the same /dev/hda5(or whatever). I still > think my way is easier, keep to the one /boot partition, where all these > files go for all the linux OS's, and what is more the installer puts > them there automatically. > > John > > -- > John Richard Smith > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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