Sorry for top posting (to short to care about), you might be interested in this:
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/apds03.html.en 2007/9/16, Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 15 Sep 2007, Joe wrote: > > Anthony Campbell wrote: > >> I want to install a second version of Debian on a spare partition of my > >> HDD (can't have too much of a good thing ...). > >> Currently I have /dev/sda1 as Sidux, /dev/sda3 as Ubuntu. I want to put > >> Debian on /dev/sda8. The step I'm worried about is the final one: i.e. > >> how to manage the boot subsequently without losing access to the > >> existing partitions. > >> Any pointers to documentation, or advice please? > > You will be asked if you want to install a boot manager. Don't, then > > at the end of the installation, boot into the 'master' OS, the one which > > installed the current grub bootloader, then edit /boot/grub/menu.lst to > > add the new OS. > > > > It should be reasonably obvious what is needed, but menu.lst will > > contain the list of documentation, which may not be the same in all > > installations. It is fairly well commented. > > > > Generally use the same options as the existing OS entries, unless you > > know otherwise, and avoid any section which is auto-generated. > > > > > > Thanks; this is what I had guessed would be the best way to do it but I > didn't want any unpleasant surprises! > > Anthony > > -- > Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Microsoft-free zone - Using Linux Gnu-Debian > http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, > on-line books and sceptical articles) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]