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Re: [LUG] Making a Triple/Multi Boot machine...

 

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


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