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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] dual booting 2 gentoo installations
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:34:37
Message-Id: 200811242334.15994.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] dual booting 2 gentoo installations by Harry Putnam
1 On Monday 24 November 2008 23:04:54 Harry Putnam wrote:
2 > I'm just having second doubts about how to dual boot 2 gentoo
3 > installations.
4 >
5 > Can I just edit grub from the original install and add the appropriate
6 > kernal line like:
7 >
8 > title=kernel-2.6.27-r3-0x31a-1280x1024
9 > root (hd0,0)
10 > kernel /kernel-2.6.27-r3 root=/dev/hda5 vga=0x31A video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap
11 >
12 > ## add this for new install
13 >
14 > title=kernel-2.6.27-r4-0x31a-1280x1024
15 > root (hd1,1)
16 > kernel (hd1,1)/boot/kernel-2.6.27-r4 root=/dev/hdb2 vga=0x31A
17 > video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap
18 >
19 >
20 > I didn't want to just try it in case there is something I've forgotten
21 > that is likely to get screwed up.
22 >
23 > I'm not asking if the addressing is right, just asking if in general
24 > this can be done with no problems.
25
26 You have the right idea.
27
28 Make sure your paths are correct when you install. I see you have different
29 conventions on the two drives. Don't get confused :-)
30 --
31 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

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