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Anton Channing wrote: > Simon Williams wrote: >> Install new OS- tell it not to install a bootloader. Your old bootloader >> will remain and you can then add the new OS to it. Alternatively, if >> you've currently got LILO and you want to upgrade to GRUB (which is >> definitely better- especially if you've got multiple Linux installs), >> let the new OS install GRUB and then add entries for the existing OSes. >> It's not that hard to do, so long as you keep track of which OS is in >> which partition and who owns the bootloader. > > Yeah, it just got confused last time I tried, so i > assumed there is more to it. > >> Hope this helps. Let me know if you need more info. >> Simon > > > I'll give it a go this weekend and let you know if > I get any problems. :) Hmm. I've just had a go again, but this time I can't even get the sidux cd to boot. It just sits there on the 'Booting from ATAPI CD' prompt forever. So I gave up. Not sure why it would do that. Never tried a distro that actually failed to boot the install disk! Any ideas? Anton -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html