multi booting

Forum: HD Install
Topic: multi booting
started by: eagle_eye

Posted by eagle_eye on Sep. 16 2004,13:18

i have read grub but still cannnot get it working for me. how would i configure 3 other distro to boot from grub: here is the /sbin/fdisk -l outlook.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 5 40131 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 6 710 5662912+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 711 775 522112+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda4 776 2498 13839997+ 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 * 776 779 32098+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 780 2498 13807836 83 Linux

Disk /dev/hdb: 20.5 GB, 20547841536 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2498 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 * 1 5 40131 83 Linux
/dev/hdb2 6 733 5847660 83 Linux
/dev/hdb3 734 1027 2361555 83 Linux
/dev/hdb4 1028 2498 11815807+ 5 Extended
/dev/hdb5 * 1028 1031 32098+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb6 1032 2498 11783646 83 Linux
the * are for different /boot partition for other distros like dsl, slackware, & morphix.

Posted by guest on Sep. 16 2004,13:45

sorry, you do not suply the right information.

if you do a "grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/hda1 /dev/hda"

there will be a /boot/grub on your hda1 drive.
in it are several file.
you add one your self that is menu.lst
in this file you add lines like others have shown before in this formum:

# boot menu configuration file

timeout 10
default 0
fallback 0

title text you like in your bootmenu for pation hda1 boot
root (hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz root=/ ro

title text you like in your bootmenu for frugal dsl in pation hda2
root (hd0,1)
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/isolinux/linux24 ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us apm=power-off hda=scsi hdb=scsi hdc=scsi hdd=scsi hde=scsi vga=791 nomce fromhd=/dev/hda1 frugal initrd (hd0,1)/boot/isolinux/minirt24.gz

Posted by AwPhuch on Sep. 16 2004,15:09

Check out the tread that I got DSL triple booted on my laptop...

I think it will help you out alot
< http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....;t=2578 >

Brian
AwPhuch