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On Sat, 2009-11-28 at 16:34 +0000, kevin wrote: > On Sat, 2009-11-28 at 15:38 +0000, Philip Whateley wrote: > > On Sat, 2009-11-28 at 15:17 +0000, kevin wrote: > > > On Sat, 2009-11-28 at 12:50 +0000, Philip Whateley wrote: > > > > I have a Lenovo laptop, nominal 320Gb HD partitioned as follows: > > > > > > > > sda1 30Gb ext3 flagged 'Boot' with Ubuntu 9.04 amd64 installed > > > > sda2 30Gb unknown filesystem (probably not formatted) nothing installed > > > > sda3 4Gb Linux Swap > > > > sda4 Extended, containing > > > > sda5 230Gb ext3 /home > > > > > > > > I would like to install another distro on sda2, preferably Debian Lenny > > > > 32bit so I can dual boot, but I am concerned about breaking Grub etc. I > > > > don't want to virtualise Debian within Ubuntu, as one of the objectives > > > > is to be able to boot from an alternative system if I break Ubuntu. > > > make a copy of your /boot/grub.conf > > > > > > install Debian > > > > > > It should find your existing grub and just add to it.... > > > > > > if it doesnt then when you have booted in to Debian just add your old > > > ubuntu section after the last line > > > > > > an example of Dual boot Fedor and Winxp > > > > > > #boot=/dev/sda > > > default=1 > > > timeout=12 > > > splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > > > #hiddenmenu > > > title Fedora (2.6.27.9-73.fc9.i686) > > > root (hd0,0) > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27.9-73.fc9.i686 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 > > > rhgb quiet > > > initrd /initrd-2.6.27.9-73.fc9.i686.img > > > title WinXP > > > rootnoverify (hd1,0) > > > map (hd0) (hd1) > > > map (hd1) (hd0) > > > chainloader +1 > > > title Fedora (2.6.27.7-53.fc9.i686) > > > root (hd0,0) > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27.7-53.fc9.i686 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 > > > rhgb quiet > > > initrd /initrd-2.6.27.7-53.fc9.i686.img > > > title Fedora (2.6.25.10-86.fc9.i686) > > > root (hd0,0) > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.25.10-86.fc9.i686 ro > > > root=UUID=29eaae06-882f-4a65-9b86-e5e617025f7a rhgb quiet > > > initrd /initrd-2.6.25.10-86.fc9.i686.img > > > > > > dont forget to unhide the boot menu (as above) or you will have to catch > > > the grub menu by pressing a key on bootup. > > > > > > > > I have looked online for information to guide me, but found nothing on > > > > Ubuntu Forums or Debian, or via Google search (although plenty on dual > > > > booting with Windows which I have done in the past, and also > > > > virtualisation). I am a bit concerned about experimenting, as I have > > > > come across horror stories about broken MBR and Grub. > > > > > > > > Can anyone on the list point me towards any information (online or > > > > paper) on how to do this? > > > > > > > > Many thanks > > > > > > > > Phil Whateley > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Kevin Lucas > > > Minions Post Master(Sub) reprieved repressed(possibly!Definitely!) > > > Po House, Minions, > > > Liskeard Cornwall > > > PL14 5LE > > > 01579363386 > > > > > > > > Thanks Kevin. > > > > Does that mean that the MBR will be moved to the Debian partition? I > > guess it doesn't matter too much, except that all the configuration > > files on /home are for Ubuntu (I'm planning to create a separate folder > > for Debian and mount that as home to keep the configs separate), but I > > am interested in the way this works. > > > No the installer should ask you where you want the MBR to be I would > keep it where it is on HD0 or sda1 so you can boot "all" your linux > distros' off the same grub menu. > > > > Is there any way of installing Debian and then editing grub.conf on sda1 > > to find it, so the MBR stays on sda1? > Yes that should just "happen" if it's already booting off sda1 > > > > Please excuse what are probably dumb questions. > Just remember all paths are relative to /boot/ which is a small 100 meg > partition usually on sda. > > and all operating systems are referenced HD0,0 HD1,0 etc which map to > sda1 sdb1 etc so for you Deb Lenny should come out on HD0,1 (first disk > 2nd partition) > > > > Phil > > > > > Regards > > Kevin Lucas > Minions Post Master(Sub) reprieved repressed(possibly!Definitely!) > Po House, Minions, > Liskeard Cornwall > PL14 5LE > 01579363386 > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html Many thanks to both you and Brad for all the helpful advice. Phil Whateley -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html