[Tfug] Dual boot linuxs

[A.Chris Hilton]

On Tue, 4 Jun 2002 00:31:18 -0700 (MST)
Zardus@nbwrpg.com wrote:

> 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

Yan, Keith-

This is probably the best way since Keith didn't make a separate /boot
partition.  Man lilo will tell you how to put lilo on the install's /
partition instead of the MBR.  Easier to maintain in this situation.

Yan, what do you think of gentoo?  I'm so impressed with it I've gotten
rid of everything else on my laptop except gentoo and XP.

-C-