[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I put together some notes a while back for Mandrake 7,2 and 8.0: > http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/dualboot.html
looked at this thanks. additional question , I already have 8.0 set up with hdc5 =/ hdc6=swap hdc7=home windows is on hda1 and hdd5=/backup will I need to reinstall so I can have a /boot partition? or can I put say 8.2 on hdd with /backup ? ( as it's 20gig and I have space to make a new additional /mandrake8.2 partition ) > /home and swap can be shared partitions. You'll need to keep the > users and groups in sync for this to be effective. If they are not > synced then a user might be able to log in but not own their home > directory. Swap should be picked up automatically. You can probably get > away with a shared /tmp, but this could possibly cause some problems in > bizarre situations (/tmp cannot mount, some proggies will complain). How do I make sure they are sync-ed ? > If you use lilo to boot, try to keep the versions in sync. This allows > you to make changes from either version of the OS. > > If your 8.0 install is not mounting system partitions from your hdd then > you should be able to test without causing damage. Did the above ( about how the partitions are layed out ) address this point? Mike
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