Eddie Torres wrote:
>
> On Sat, 04 Nov 2000, you wrote:
> > Eddie Torres wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > This is my setup. /dev/hda 4GB windows (2GB free)
> > > /dev/hdb 6.4GB LM 7.1 drive
> > >
> > > I have a copy of Slackware 7.1 that I would like to install on the 2GB
> > > free from the windows drive. My question is not about setup but about the
> > > boot loader. Should I go ahead and let LILO be installed in the MBR and
> > > overwrite GRUB? If that happens, will my LM 7.1 entries show up on LILO or
> > > do I have to enter them manually? Could I just not setup a boot loader
> > > and just enter the entries into GRUB? I know this may be dumb but I want
> > > to make double sure before I go putting in slack on here. Thanks in
> > > advance.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Eddie Torres
> > > www.veloct.net
> >
> > I have added Stormix and Peanut to the original Win98/Mandrake dual boot
> > that Mandrake 7.1 provided for me. I told both installers not to
> > install LILO, then edited /boot/grub/menu.lst to add the new distro. I
> > am not clear on what the proper parameters for the "dump" and "fsck"
> > menu.lst entries should be but I followed the form of the original entry
> > for Mandrake and it boots. hth
> > Rolf Pedersen
>
> Great, thanks Rolf. I got Debian 2.2 also so I may just quadruple boot.
> --
> Eddie Torres
> www.veloct.net
My bad, Eddie. I was/am unclear about the parameters in fstab, which I
edited to be able to mount the files of the various distros but the part
about Grub is accurate, if vague :-)
rp
