On Dec 13, 2007 1:07 AM, Robert W Best <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > SuSE 10.3 KDE is my workhorse but on other partitions I've several > other Linux flavors (and MS WinMe). I can boot each OS and frequently > add or replace one to explore a new Linux version. Doing so I > encountered several problems for which I found no easy solutions. > > Installing a new Linux usualy changes the MBR and prevents to boot > some old Linux's. SuSE 10.3 does a good (not perfect) job in > recognising other OSs, but Fedora 8 for instance left me with only > Fedora and Windows to boot. > > Then I try to edit /boot/grub/menu.lst or grub.conf if it exists. If > the new Linux uses lilo instead of grub I consider it incompatible > with the old ones and delete it. If it doesn't give me root access, > or shows the Gnome desktop, I restart. > > One way out is to boot SuSE with the Boot Installed System option on > its installation disk, logon as root, mount the new Linux with YaST > Partitioner and try again to edit its menu.lst > > Another way is to use Mandriva Free 2007 that holds the last boot menu > list. Its installation disk features the Rescue System / Re-install > Boot Loader option. Then I can boot again all old Linux's and try to > add an entry for the new Linux on menu.lst - but unfortunately > Mandriva is one of those dreadful distros that doesn't allow root > access so again I've to use SuSE to access its menu.lst > > Still another way is to use Knoppix or SimplyMepis to hack other > systems - which seems to render passwords futile ... > > Moreover there is the problem of different file systems. If I replace > a Linux using ext3 by a Linux using reiserfs, and forget to edit > /etc/fstab in SuSE for this partition, then SuSE refuses to boot ... > > Any easier solutions? > Robert > -- > http://rwbest.no.sapo.pt/
I don't know of any easier solution for you, but what I would do is to choose NOT to install boot loaders from other distros. Then when I reboot, I go to SUSE and make the changes to menu.lst, or use YaST to modify the boot loader menu. Just my 2 cents. Cheers, Chua -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
