[Tfug] Dual boot linuxs

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On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Keith Smith wrote:

> Hi it is me again.
>
> I've loaded Win2000 in hda1 & hda5
> hda6 is swap
> /home is hda7
> hda8 is / for Debian
> hda9 is / for Mandrake
> Both will boot however I cannot figure out how to reference both in
> one lilo.conf.
>
> What I did was install Mandrake to dual boot with win2000 and it did.
>
> Then I installed Debian and got it to dual boot with Win2000.  I could
> not boot into Mandrake.
>
> I rescued into mandrake and ran lilo and can dual boot win/mandrake.
>
> When I mod lilo.config on either side I can not get it to recognize
> the other Linux.
>
> Is there a simple howto someplace?

I run about 5 different Linux Distros (Debian, Gentoo, Mandrake, SuSE, and
an odd one or two from time to time), and here's what I do:

The distro I boot into the most (Debian) has a lilo.conf that has boot
options for the Debian stuff, and then other sections (ie,
other=/dev/hde5) for other distros. Those other distros install their boot
records into the partitions that they're installed on, and Debian installs
into the MBR.

So when the comp boots, it boots Debian's lilo config, and then I have the
choice of going to the other distros' boot records. Its a good setup if
you're gonna mess with boot configs for independent distros and don't want
to touch the settings of the others.


Tell me if I make no sense. Its 1am.

- Yan