Mel Broadhurst wrote: >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. > >Regards > >Mel Broadhurst > > > >_______________________________________________ >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 Broadhurst,
I do not know where my windows 95 disks are, but I do have Microsoft Office suite 2000 disk handy. I could just install Mepis and then Libranet, but if Mepis correctly gives me access to windows 95 I will not install libranet as I would have more of what I want than I do now, and I would not want to break it. Since I do not now have access to windows 95 anyway, I have not very much to lose in trying to install Mepis. 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
