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On 12/01/11 07:24, srini srini wrote: |
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> Hello, |
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> I need some advise here as I am trying to install gentoo along with |
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> different other OS'es including windows. |
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> As I am new to this field I would need some guidance as to ho to go |
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> about and to know the subtleties between LILO and GRUB. |
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> Can anyone help me about this. |
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> TIA |
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> --SR-- |
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To get a good answer, you have to provide disk configuration. |
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The easiest way is and always was to install different OS'es on |
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different hard drives, and selecting media to boot with BIOS popup menu. |
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In addition, if default drive to boot has grub1 installed, it is rather |
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trivial to 'chainload' , i.e. to add entries in menu that invokes |
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bootloaders on other hard drives. In case you cannot accept such setup, |
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you have to do the same within single hard drive. There are several |
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problems this way, including : windows can be confused with some |
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partition schemes (strange enough, it sometimes can see only one primary |
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partition even if there are many) and windows always install it's |
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bootloader in master boot record, so you have to reboot into linux from |
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CD to restore your grub. |
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There is, however, another good setup for many cases: use virtualbox, |
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xen or other virtualisation software. With it you avoid headache of |
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messing with bootloaders and can easily wipe unneded installations. |
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As for me, I prefer grub1 for now as it is very easy to config, when |
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lilo is obsolete, though still in use and grub2 is very hard to setup. |
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