Re: multi-boot+grub2+separate boot partition

2012-11-10 Thread Brian
On Sat 10 Nov 2012 at 15:20:33 +, Russell L. Harris wrote: > If my understanding of grub is correct, the execution of > "grub-install /dev/sda": > > (1) writes the various grub files to the "/boot/grub" directory of > the partition corresponding to the operating system which executes

Re: multi-boot+grub2+separate boot partition

2012-11-10 Thread Russell L. Harris
* Brian [121110 13:18]: > On Sat 10 Nov 2012 at 06:34:27 +, Russell L. Harris wrote: ... > > I instructed the Squeeze installer to install grub2 to /dev/sda1. > > I instructed the Wheezy installer to install grub2 to /dev/sda7. > > I instructed the Ubuntu installer to install grub2 to /dev/s

Re: multi-boot+grub2+separate boot partition

2012-11-10 Thread Brian
On Sat 10 Nov 2012 at 06:34:27 +, Russell L. Harris wrote: > I wish to use grub2 to multi-boot the following systems: > > => Debian "stable" (Squeeze) on /dev/sda6 > > => Debian "testing" (Wheezy) on /dev/sda7 > > => Ubuntu (10.x) on /dev/sda8 > > This is a "work" m

Re: multi-boot cfdisk warning: is it broke? How do I fix?

2011-07-20 Thread lee
Charles Blair writes: > FATAL ERROR: Bad primary partition 2: Partition ends in the final partial > cylinder > >fdisk -l /dev/sda gives: > > Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector

Re: multi-boot cfdisk warning: is it broke? How do I fix?

2011-07-20 Thread Joe
On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:45:59 -0500 Charles Blair wrote: >I tried to set up a dual boot of windows and linux from > the installer. The linux part works, but windows 7 starts to boot > and then takes me back to grub. > >I am sufficiently happy with linux that I was planning to get > rid o

Re: multi-boot mess: have I destroyed Windows 7 ?

2011-05-29 Thread Freeman
On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 05:10:40PM -0500, Charles Blair wrote: > ** THE MESS * > >I recently tried to set up a multi-boot with windows 7 > and squeeze on a laptop. When started, grub displays > >/dev/sda1 Windows 7 >/dev/sda2 also Windows 7 >/dev/sda3 Windows 7 recover

Re: multi-boot mess: have I destroyed Windows 7 ?

2011-05-29 Thread Mark
On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 3:10 PM, Charles Blair wrote: > ** THE MESS * > > I recently tried to set up a multi-boot with windows 7 > and squeeze on a laptop. When started, grub displays > > /dev/sda1 Windows 7 > /dev/sda2 also Windows 7 > /dev/sda3 Windows 7 recovery > /dev/sd

Re: multi-boot mess: have I destroyed Windows 7 ?

2011-05-28 Thread Ron Johnson
On 05/28/2011 05:10 PM, Charles Blair wrote: [snip] We can only pray that you have... -- "Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt." Samuel Adams, essay in The Public Advertiser, 1749 -- To UNS

Re: multi-boot

2004-01-20 Thread Chris Searle
> "Kevin" == Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Kevin> On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 05:28:27PM +0100, Chris Searle Kevin> wrote: Hi Chris, why not make a boot disk? man mkboot -Kev Machine has no floppy drive. Nor CD-ROM (unless I undock one of the hard drives). Nowhere to put the dis

Re: multi-boot

2004-01-19 Thread Kevin Mark
On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 05:28:27PM +0100, Chris Searle wrote: Hi Chris, why not make a boot disk? man mkboot -Kev signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Multi-Boot-Loader

1999-08-23 Thread Cheshire
..my system is running nt/98/storm/debian with debian as my primary loaded with lilo. I'd suggest you do the same and check out the lilo man page to see how easy it is to set up all your booting needs. :) |cheshire| -Original Message- From: Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Debian

Re: Multi-Boot Problem

1999-08-23 Thread Jack Lee
you attach your configuration files for lilos in your replying letter? Thanks so much :) Jack From: Jean-Yves Barbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Jack Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Multi-Boot Problem Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 15:02:37 +0200 J

Re: Multi-Boot Problem

1999-08-22 Thread Jean-Yves Barbier
Jack Lee wrote: > ... >I can't solve the problem because > I find /dev/hda2 is out of the 1024 > cylinder area. HiJack (;->>), I would suggest you to use loadlin instead of lilo (see /usr/doc/lilo/) Otherwise, if you intend to change your partitions, I had no problems with > 1024 cyl lil

Re: Multi-Boot Problem

1999-08-22 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello, I have the same problem, but I have two partitions for Dos/Dr-Dos and then Linux like: hda1c: Dos 6.22 + WfW 3.11 hda2d: DR-Dos 7.03 with TCPIP and DJGPP hda3Linux-Root/Boot hda4Linux-Swap hda5Linux-User I have tried to boot with LI

Re: Multi-Boot-Loader

1999-08-22 Thread Jack Lee
Hi: Currently, I'm tryign to install Oracle8 SQL Server, Linux version. In the "Detailed Installation Instructions" prividered, in Chapter 2, section "Tasks to Perform as the root User", it asks to configure LINUX kernel Interprocess Communication (IPC) parameters. It then says the default set

Re: Multi-Boot-Loader

1999-08-21 Thread Alvin Oga
hi michelle try the following lilo config file for dual boots...( n-boots ) see also /usr/doc/lilo* # # /etc/lilo.conf # # #oot=/dev/fd0 boot=/dev/hda # # map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b prompt timeout=50 # image=/boot/vmlinuz label=linux root=/dev/hda3 # append="mem=12

Re: Multi-Boot

1998-03-26 Thread Dale Smith
On Thu, 26 Mar 1998 10:54:57 +0100, you wrote: >You can use bootpart: >http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gvollant/bootpart.htm >It generates such chain loaders. Then the boot-sequence looks like: > nt thingie > bootpart > lilo bootsector on your linux disk That's *EXACTLY* what I was looki

Re: Multi-Boot

1998-03-26 Thread Rainer Clasen
Hi! Dale Smith ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Wed, 25 Mar 1998 12:47:56 -0600, you wrote: > > >So, you may indeed be able to do this. In any case you should be able to use > >the > >NT Boot Loader to start linux. This is in fact what I do. Set up LILO in your > >linux partition and have it write the

Re: Multi-Boot

1998-03-26 Thread Damir J. Naden
Hi Dale Smith; unless Mutt is confused, you wrote: > On Wed, 25 Mar 1998 12:47:56 -0600, you wrote: > > I have read about this in one of the HOWTO's. This is a real pain for me > because my NT partition is ntfs, and I can't use linux tools to copy the boot > sector. I'm using the same setup, tha

Re: Multi-Boot

1998-03-25 Thread Dale Smith
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998 12:47:56 -0600, you wrote: >So, you may indeed be able to do this. In any case you should be able to use >the >NT Boot Loader to start linux. This is in fact what I do. Set up LILO in your >linux partition and have it write the boot block there. Eg., if your linux >partition w

RE: Multi-Boot

1998-03-25 Thread Gary L. Hennigan
"Lewis, James M. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] | How you partition a system depends a lot on what you are going to do | with it. My system is just a local workstation and looks like this: [snip] | Maybe someone else out there with a bigger, more interesting, system can | add some comment...

Re: Multi-Boot

1998-03-25 Thread Jens B. Jorgensen
I think you mean SCSI ID, not LUN. Logical Unit Numbers are a sub-division of a single SCSI device. Few SCSI devices use them, although an example would be a SCSI CD-ROM jukebox. Anyway, if you cared to read Manual.txt.gz which comes with LILO you'd see that the limitation on booting from other th

Re: Multi-Boot

1998-03-25 Thread Ben Pfaff
Maybe someone else out there with a bigger, more interesting, system can add some comment... Personally, I have the following setup: Adaptec 2940UW 3 x 4.3 GB UW SCSI HDDs 3 x 128 MB swap, one per drive 128 MB root partition on /dev/sda RAID-0 across

RE: Multi-Boot

1998-03-25 Thread Lewis, James M.
What you want to do has been done by others. I don't use nt and debian together so I can't help there. There was a recent thread on the list that covered this. In the meantime, you can use the boot floppy that you make during the install process. How you partition a system depends a lot on what