Re: Multiple Linux installs?



On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:12:43 +0000, John wrote:

I don't seem to be able to get both Linux systems to boot through Grub.

I don't have any problems doing this - but it did take me a while to work
out how to make it work, the first time i did it.

The following are entries from my grub.conf. The installation i use is
the Fedora one - currently mandriva is installed on the spare partition,
for testing purposes. Grub is installed in the MBR - from the Fedora
system. The mandriva kernel and initrd are in /boot of the mandriva
partition. The fedora kernel is in the /boot of the partition that this
grub.conf is on.

title Fedora (2.6.23.15-137.fc8)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.23.15-137.fc8 ro root=/dev/sda1
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.23.15-137.fc8.img

title Mandriva
root (hd0,3)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.9-laptop-1mdv ro root=/dev/sda4
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.22.9-laptop-1mdv.img
.



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