> Debian. Details depend on whether the FC5 bootloader is lilo or grub. Joe, sorry to say that I cannot find out if I use lilo or grub on FC5...do you know how to find out? -dan On Wed, 2006-07-26 at 16:58 +0100, Joe wrote: > Dan wrote: > > I run FC5 on one of my two HDs (the same machine). > > How do I create a boot procedure where I can choose > > between the two OSes? If I try to install Debian on > > the slave HD the installation procedure 'wipes out' the FC5 boot. > > -dan > > > > > > Tell Debian not to install a bootloader at the appropriate screen, then > when it reboots it will do so into FC5. Edit the FC5 bootloader to add > Debian. Details depend on whether the FC5 bootloader is lilo or grub. > > Then reboot, select Debian and continue the installation, which will not > yet be complete. > > It's worth adding the FC5 and Debian filesystems to each others' > /etc/fstab, with appropriate mount points, allowing easy access to the > other one. Very useful when the disaster strikes. Unless the problem is > with the FC5 bootloader, of course. -- Dan Oestberg RLD Communications Praestgaarden Hoverberg 424 SE-840 40 SVENSTAVIK Sweden +46 687 122 20 +46 730 48 36 39 (cell phone)
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