Re: Booting Multiple Versions of Linux? How?

From: william olga (youdont_at_have.net)
Date: 12/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:26:13 -0500

On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 14:54:35 +0000, R S Prigan wrote:

> william olga wrote:
>
>> I have Suse 9.2 installed on /dev/hdb.
>> Windows XP (yuk!) on /dev/hda
>> I am using Grub installed on the mbr of /dev/hda and it works fine.
>>
>> I have another drive /dev/hdc and I would like to install Fedora FC3 to
>> it.
>>
>> How and what do I add to Grub so I can boot all 3 OS's?
>> Last time I tried this I got complaints about file systems (/boot ?) not
>> being mounted and so forth.
>>
>> Will FC3 find all 3 and magically make it work?
>> If not:
>> What is the preferred method?
>>
>> Thank you!
>
> When you install Fedora, have it put its own bootloader on hdc, then add
> stanza to grub menu list for main bootloader.
>
> title Fedora Bootloader
> root (hd2)
> chainloader +1
>
> This will call the Fedora bootloader -- AND when you update/change Fedora's
> kernel, you will need no changes to main bootloader...

Thanks to everyone who replied!
Great information!
WO

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