Hi to all: Anybody know any how-to for install a new fresh RH9 but mantaining the old one? I Have space for another RH9 in my machine and wanna create another 'instance' to use it as test, develop and destroy/create if needed. Then once I have all necessary, apply the result cleanly in the old instance ( production instance, for example ).
I tried to follow the normal install proces, saying to anaconda to 'Use ony free space to install' but on Grub configuration the references to old installations doesn't appear, and I've fear to create new grub configuration and point to the new /boot , loosing the old one.
Any tips?
TIAs
If you are using the GRUB boot loader and you have seperate boot partitions for both systems. You can mount the partition of the inactive system's boot partition. (I used expboot) - Then run an editior that can cut and paste text.
Open up the /expboot/grub/grub.conf and also the /boot/grub/grub.conf files. Select the text, which contains the desired boot information. Then paste the information into the boot partition, where the active grub resides. Save the file. Then it will be presented on your next bootup. You might want to edit the title to reflect experimental system or the like.
If you are running LILO.
I used to mount the boot and root partitions. (expboot and exproot). Then change the /etc/lilo.conf file to represent the loactions of the boot kernel and the root partition. Then I ran LILO -C /etc/lilo.conf - The information was successfully written to the boot loader, located in the primary drive's MBR.
There is probably an easier way to go about this. It works for me.
Jim
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