rday wrote:
>i'd like some comments on another way to set up multiple linux
>installations on the same box that i've been thinking of trying.
>haven't done it yet, but i'm curious if there's any fatal flaw.
>for each installation, set up LILO to install in the boot partition
>for that install --NOT in the mbr then, set up a separate lilo.conf
>file that refers to EVERY different installation on the machine as
>an "other=" stanza in /etc/lilo.conf, just as you would for DOS, NT,
>etc. that's the lilo info that gets placed in the MBR.
>in essence, booting would go thru two levels of LILO:
>1) the first level, in the MBR, just gets you to theboot partition
>2) LILO in that boot sector contains all the info for that
particular install.
>i see no obvious reason why this wouldn't work, and it negates
>the need for each installation to have mounted all the /boots from
>the other installs.
I dont fully understand your approach; for me at least i would
need an example with full details.
Some time ago,
I did try some lilo experiments with the "other=" stanza for linux
but could never get these to work. So I am probably not the person
you need to talk to 8-(
The one firm suggestion I have for you is to go ahead and try it
but do so first with the -t -v options. for lilo.
The -v gives more verbose explanation
and the -t is just a test mode, lilo doesnt actually rewrite
anything, but tells you what it would do when you take out the -t.
This way you can leave your current system intact and experiment
with lilo using -t with as many variations as you want.
This isnt foolproof but many problems can be immediately caught
this way.
regards,
Jack
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