Re: Changing Systems On Multi-Boot Machine?

In comp.os.linux.misc, on Wed 25 January 2006 13:26, (PeteCresswell)
<x@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I installed Kubuntu, multi-boot, no problem. Grub works like a charm.
>
> Now I create a DVD image of the installed Kubuntu.

So far so good
>
> Then I install (pick a distribution...let's say...) Fedora.
>
> Then I create DVD image of the installed Fedora.

Why not?
>
> Finally, I re-install the image of Kubuntu to the partition where
> Fedora has
> been installed.

Why on earth do you want to do that?

> Grub, of course, does not know what to do.

Sounds to me like you have a separate /boot partition and you have
overwritten one config file with the other.
>
> In another thread somebody mentioned the grub.conf file.

This *should* be a symlink to menu.lst but I believe that RH decided
otherwise :-(

>
> viz for different Fedora cores:
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> default=0
> timeout=5
> splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> hiddenmenu
> title Fedora Core (2.6.12-1.1398_FC4)
> root (hd0,1)
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.12-1.1398_FC4 ro root=LABEL=/
> initrd /initrd-2.6.12-1.1398_FC4.img
> title Fedora Core (2.6.12-1.1390_FC4)
> root (hd0,1)
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.12-1.1390_FC4 ro root=LABEL=/
> initrd /initrd-2.6.12-1.1390_FC4.img
> ------------------------------------------------------------------

So you are booting the kernel and initrd images for your Fedora
installation from the second partition on the first IDE drive
(probably /dev/hda2)
>
> Question: Given that I want to try many different Linux distributions,
> is it worth the time for me to learn how to edit this file

Definitely. Editing it is trivial.

> for each distro and/or maybe make a version for each and
> maybe do a DOS edit/rename or something to change between
> them?

Why complicate life asking DOS to manipulate a Linux config file?

>
> Or should I just buy another hard drive, stop using Grub,
> and just rely on my PC's bios for the multi-boot part?

If you stop using Grub, you will need to install another boot loader in
its place (e.g. LILO). IMNSHO Grub is much easier to configure and the
fact that you do not have to rerun Grub for every change makes it
easier to use than LILO (remember if you make a change to a LILO
config, you have to run LILO -v).
--
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If it's there and you can't see it - it's transparent
If it's not there and you can see it - it's virtual
If it's not there and you can't see it - it's gone!
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