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It looks fine. You can also press e at the Grub prompt or boot to a |
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live cd if it isn't right. |
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-Chris |
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On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com> wrote: |
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> Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> writes: |
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>> On Monday 24 November 2008 23:04:54 Harry Putnam wrote: |
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>>> I'm just having second doubts about how to dual boot 2 gentoo |
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>>> installations. |
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>>> |
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>>> Can I just edit grub from the original install and add the appropriate |
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>>> kernal line like: |
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>>> |
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>>> title=kernel-2.6.27-r3-0x31a-1280x1024 |
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>>> root (hd0,0) |
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>>> kernel /kernel-2.6.27-r3 root=/dev/hda5 vga=0x31A video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap |
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>>> |
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>>> ## add this for new install |
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>>> |
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>>> title=kernel-2.6.27-r4-0x31a-1280x1024 |
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>>> root (hd1,1) |
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>>> kernel (hd1,1)/boot/kernel-2.6.27-r4 root=/dev/hdb2 vga=0x31A |
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>>> video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap |
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>>> |
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>>> |
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>>> I didn't want to just try it in case there is something I've forgotten |
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>>> that is likely to get screwed up. |
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>>> |
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>>> I'm not asking if the addressing is right, just asking if in general |
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>>> this can be done with no problems. |
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>> You have the right idea. |
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>> Make sure your paths are correct when you install. I see you have different |
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>> conventions on the two drives. Don't get confused :-) |
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> Thanks but I'm not sure what you mean by conventions... do you mean |
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> differences like that boot is not a separate partition? |
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> And the install is already largely done but still from a chrooted |
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> shell with the original Installation booted. |
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