Re: Grub and two distros

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when i install fedora 10 on this box, already a quad boot, f10 thought it was
only system. when i selected to install a start for another install, it did
so. but true to form, it did not work. so i manually edited grub.conf and
set it up as i wanted and anaconda has never been able to do.


Gustavo Eli wrote:
> For that reason, it is necessary to keep the configurations from grub.
> 
> Gustavo Eli Pelcastre H.
> 
>> Sure - but when you install kernel updates on one or the other, then
>> tend to trample the bootloader in mbr
>>
>> Craig
>>
>> On Fri, 2009-01-09 at 17:12 +0000, Gustavo Eli wrote:
>>> Fedora is very likely to recognize the partition in the installation and
>>> add the grub, and to check the type of grub partitions have been
>>> installed.
>>>
>>> Gustavo Eli Pelcastre H.
>>>
>>>> I think I may have solved the mystery of my wireless problems - I'll
>>>> report
>>>> back in a few hours when I'm more sure.  Meanwhile, I'm now about to
>>>> reinstall
>>>> Fedora.  I'd like, if possible, to keep Linpus Lite, as I found that
>>>> having
>>>> the easy interface on the EeePC was very useful when strangers were
>>>> curious
>>>> about it.
>>>>
>>>> Linpus appears to be using about 8GB, so I figure that if I shrink its
>>>> partition to 12GB that should be plenty for anything I'll ever need.
>>> I'll
>>>> then do a custom install of Fedora.  I've not done a dual install like
>>>> this
>>>> before (apart from windows dual-boot).  Can I expect that grub will
>>>> recognise
>>>> and set up the Linpus installation, or am I likely to have to do some
>>>> jiggery-
>>>> pokery to get things going?  If there are any problems I want to know
>>>> about
>>>> them before I start :-)
>>>>
>>>> Anne
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peace out.

tc,hago.

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