Mel Walters wrote: >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 > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >clug-talk mailing list >[email protected] >http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >**Please remove these lines when replying > Hello Mel,
Yes my SimplyMEPIS-3.3.1 uses kernel 2.6 and uses grub. I am having trouble configuring Thunderbird to use regular size fonts, and when I printed out your message it came out with gigantic letters and much of it was cut off. I plan on getting a notebook for the meeting I am going to tomorrow night. I will get that notebook some time in the morning. When I get home with the notebook I will try installing SimplyMEPIS-3.3.1 even if it means breaking my system. If you could send a pdf file perhaps it would print out properly. I do know that open office writer and spread sheets and plain text files from my own computer print correctly with no problems. I am puzzled as to how come my email prints out in large print and mangled. Blessings, Michael _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
