Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-26 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:36:48 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Camaleón wrote: >> You can install two GRUBs (inside the first sector of each boot >> partition) and mark the default one with the bootable flag. >> >> > I have trouble googling that. How do you install each? You can install GRUB fro

Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Camaleón wrote: On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:41:38 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Since I have a new amd64 mobo, M4N98TD EVO, I am about to do an amd64 install. Up to now I have run from partitions that were 1386. And a question: how does switch between an amd64 and an i386 partition work? You mea

Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 25. 11. 2010 17:12:30 je Hugo Vanwoerkom napisal(a): I don't get the 'daisy-chaining' is that explained somewhere? The old Grub Legacy used the 'chainload' command for that; with a bit of Googling, you should be able to find out whether Grub2 still has that functionality or not. B

Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Simon Hollenbach wrote: On 25/11/10 16:12, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: I don't get the 'daisy-chaining' is that explained somewhere? Hugo Hi Hugo, daisy-chaining just describes the technique of one thing pointing to another that points to something else thats got a cousin that... I think u get w

Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Simon Hollenbach
On 25/11/10 16:12, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: I don't get the 'daisy-chaining' is that explained somewhere? Hugo Hi Hugo, daisy-chaining just describes the technique of one thing pointing to another that points to something else thats got a cousin that... I think u get what I mean. Nevertheless:

Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Klistvud wrote: Dne, 25. 11. 2010 16:37:17 je Hugo Vanwoerkom napisal(a): So say I install squeeze amd64 in partition sdb3. But want to boot partition sdb6 which is i386 and older than partition sdb3. Then the grub that is called is the amd64 grub that was installed with squeeze amd64, but

Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:48:18 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Camaleón wrote: >> You can install two GRUBs (inside the first sector of each boot >> partition) and mark the default one with the bootable flag. >> >> I prefer avoiding installing GRUB in the MBR and let each installation >> has its o

Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 25. 11. 2010 16:37:17 je Hugo Vanwoerkom napisal(a): So say I install squeeze amd64 in partition sdb3. But want to boot partition sdb6 which is i386 and older than partition sdb3. Then the grub that is called is the amd64 grub that was installed with squeeze amd64, but will it correc

Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Camaleón wrote: On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:41:38 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Since I have a new amd64 mobo, M4N98TD EVO, I am about to do an amd64 install. Up to now I have run from partitions that were 1386. And a question: how does switch between an amd64 and an i386 partition work? You mea

Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Klistvud wrote: Dne, 25. 11. 2010 15:41:38 je Hugo Vanwoerkom napisal(a): Hi, Since I have a new amd64 mobo, M4N98TD EVO, I am about to do an amd64 install. Up to now I have run from partitions that were 1386. And a question: how does switch between an amd64 and an i386 partition work? B

Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:41:38 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Since I have a new amd64 mobo, M4N98TD EVO, I am about to do an amd64 > install. > > Up to now I have run from partitions that were 1386. > > And a question: how does switch between an amd64 and an i386 partition > work? You mean "/"

Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 25. 11. 2010 15:41:38 je Hugo Vanwoerkom napisal(a): Hi, Since I have a new amd64 mobo, M4N98TD EVO, I am about to do an amd64 install. Up to now I have run from partitions that were 1386. And a question: how does switch between an amd64 and an i386 partition work? By "switch" you

switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hi, Since I have a new amd64 mobo, M4N98TD EVO, I am about to do an amd64 install. Up to now I have run from partitions that were 1386. And a question: how does switch between an amd64 and an i386 partition work? Now I am running i386 and grub i386. But when I want to boot the amd64 partiti