On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 21:52:34 -0400 Pierre Fortin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 11:58:06 +1200 Michael Adams > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Sounds like you are dual booting 9.1 and 9.2. and your boot into 9.2 > > is reasonably ok. There are steps that need to be made by you when > > dual booting linux. > > > > Both vmlinuz.2.4.21-XX.mdk and initrd.2.4.21-XX.mdk.img have to be > > copied from 9.1 /boot to 9.2 /boot. Then you replace the 'vmlinuz' > > in the 9.1 stanzas with the full name of the vmlinuz for 9.1(given > > above). Run /sbin/lilo to make this stick. > > > > Then you should be able to boot to 9.1 ok. > > > > Do the same for 9.1, copying the 9.2 files into 9.1 /boot. It is up > > to you if you run /sbin/lilo at this stage. Which OS do you want as > > default? > > > > Hopefully your other issues may be solved by this also. > > Boy... you seem to completely misunderstand how lilo works, and how > to use *separate* /boot directories on different partitions... Well i have two 9.0 partition sets with a common home directory. One 9.1 with a separate home, a common swap of course. I have used this method since civileme explained it more than a year ago... and my system works!!! I'd show my 'df' but i dont mount them in this boot and i have /dev/hda18 so nya-nya-nya! <snip> -- Michael
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