Michael Walters wrote: >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 > >_______________________________________________ >Hi Michael > > Here is what I suggest for your problem as I am triple booting a similar setup right now. 1) Install your Windows. 2) Install your Mepis. If it uses GRUB, it will auto detect the windows and place it in the config. file for dual booting. 3) Install Libranet. The new version of grub it uses will autodetect all other OS's and place them all in the config. file for booting.
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