Thanks, I was JUST about to reply with how I finally did it on my machine and I don't need to, you just did it for me :) I did it much in the same way.
>From: Klar Brian D Contr MSG SICN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [expert] Two Distros, Two Hard Drives, One PC >Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:42:08 -0500 > >I currently have 3 linux distros installed >on (1) hd. I used to have (2) and did it >the same way as described below. > > a) install one distro (I installed MDK) > b) install second, and third, etc... > c) make sure you make a boot disk for each > d) I made a dir in /boot of mdk for each > of the other distros. i.e. Redhat, Debian.... > e) copy the contents of the other distros /boot > to the respective mandrake /boot > f) edit /etc/lilo.conf accordingly > g) re-run lilo, reboot, and choose from > the graphical menu (That is why I chose > Mandrake as first installed) > h) I even have win 98 and 2k installed and > choose them the same way! > >Brian D. Klar - CVE >OTS >WPAFB > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: H.J.Bathoorn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 7:06 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [expert] Two Distros, Two Hard Drives, One PC > > >On Saturday 24 November 2001 22:33, you wrote: > > I'm trying to create a 'dual boot' with two distros. > > > > Currently on hda I have e-smith(firewall distro), and on hdd I have > > mandrake 8.1. > > > > I wanted to move the firewall to mandrake, BUT I didn't want to have to > > keep unpluging Hardrives while setting things up, I wanted to just >quickly > > select a new distro at start. I'm having a hard time finding any howto's > > for two distros, of course tons of stuff for linux/windows. > > > > Can anyone show me an example of what the lilo.conf file should look >like? > > > > After installing mandrake, I mounted the hdd drive while on e-smith(hda) > > and took a look at hdd's lilo.conf and hda's lilo.conf and no of them >have > > any reference point to the other distro. > > > > > > >The easiest way out is to boot one of the two with a bootfloppy. This is >also >a nice way of testing a new installation without throwing the old one to >the >dogs straightaway:) You don't even need a seperate disk, partitions will >do. >Sharing /home between the two is a bit risky though. > >Good luck >Harm Bathoorn. > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
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