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On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com> 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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> Can I just edit grub from the original install and add the appropriate |
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> kernal line like: |
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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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> ## add this for new install |
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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 video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap |
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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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> 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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I think it should be fine. As long as the separate installations don't |
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interfere with each other in any way, the grub part looks sensible to |
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me. It should be no different than guides about booting Linux |
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alongside Windows etc. |
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