Top posters, look down On Saturday 11 June 2005 05:51 pm, Michael Walters wrote: > Hello All, > > I tried twice to submit a query to mepis.org about installing > SimplyMEPIS-3.3.1 with multiple boots and found that twice when I > clicked the submit button the message was not submitted. > > Once I was in libranet 3.0 firefox and once I was in the Live > SimplyMEPIS-3.3.1 CD firefox when I tried to submit the query. > > I registered with mepis.org and even successfully changed my password > before trying to submit these queries. > > I skimmed 15 pages of the Mepis forum and could not find what I wanted. > There are at least 17 pages to search through and there are also the > mepislovers forum posts to go through too. > > But I would just like to install SimplyMEPIS-3.3.1 with a multiple boot. > > I am going to try to get my money back from Libranet on Monday. If I do > get my money back I will be doing a dual boot, but if I do not get my > money back I will be doing a triple boot, namely SimplyMEPIS-3.3.1, > Libranet 3.0, and windows 95. > > regards, > > Michael Hi Michael
Triple boot seems an over ambitious undertaking for your level of understanding. If or when you find some distro that will auto magically iron all of that out for you, let me know. To do what you want to do you may have to learn more about grub. To do this I can send you an html file of the Grub Help page by private email Google is your friend. That is how I found this example: Hi Michael Triple boot seems an over ambisios undertaking for your level of understanding. If or when you find some distro that will automagically iron all of that out for you, let me know. To do what you want to do you may have to learn more about grub. To do this I can send you an html file of the Grub Help page by private email Google is your friend. That is how I found this example: ========EXAMPLE Starts here RonRussell Member Registered: May 2001 Location: Pangaea Distribution: SimplyMepis2004 Posts: 64 HCL Entries: 0 Reviews: 0/2 ( post #4) I boot two OS on two separate hard drives, SimplyMepis 2004 on hda, and SimplyMepis 3.3 on hdb. I use grub instead of lilo, but it works fine. I don't know why you couldn't do something similar in lilo. In /boot/grub/menu.lst is a file which lists the available operating systems and their locations: default saved timeout 15 color cyan/blue white/blue foreground ffffff background 2f5178 splashimage /boot/grub/mepis.xpm.gz title MEPIS at hda1, kernel 2.6.7 kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.7 root=/dev/hda1 nomce psmouse.proto=imps quiet splash=verbose vga=791 initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd.mepis savedefault title MEPIS at hda1, kernel 2.4.26 kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.26 root=/dev/hda1 nomce quiet splash=verbose vga=791 hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd.mepis savedefault title MEPIS at hdb1, kernel 2.6.10 kernel (hd1,0)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10 root=/dev/hdb1 nomce psmouse.proto=imps quiet splash=verbose vga=791 initrd (hd1,0)/boot/initrd.splash title MEPIS at hdb1, kernel 2.4.29 kernel (hd1,0)/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.29 root=/dev/hdb1 nomce quiet splash=verbose vga=791 hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi initrd (hd1,0)/boot/initrd.splash title MEMTEST kernel /boot/memtest86.bin hope this helps __________________ Gigabyte GA-6VXC7-4X w/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Mhz/768 MB SDRAM/PNY Verto Nvidia GeForce2 MMX400/Western Digital 30 GB HD ======EXAMPLE Ends here It's been at least 5 years I think, since I setup a tri boot system. I think it seemed harder back then. You would have to see if you are "up to" seeing if this example above would be close to what you need. You have had some success with SimplyMEPIS3.3? correct? If so look at how that distro set things up. You have to become proficient enough to know what and how to look for things, and then apply what you find properly (but repair, not brake things.) Remember, the example above is only an example and your SimplyMEPIS3.3 install may show you better as to you system spacific stuff. Are your Libranet and Mepis3.3 both kernel2.6 and I also bet SimplyMEPIS3.3 used grub? Any of this help? Mel Walters -- Mel Walters (Synergy with Computers) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Key fingerprint = 314D E737 4589 95A3 ED7B E766 E971 D7E7 1E22 B9F3
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