Hey Ray- Thanks for the reply..... Let me see if I can explain some of the things I wrote....
Ray Olszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >*Making* this directory is not enough; you then need to *mount* the >appropriate filesystem on it. (And using *s in directory names is bad >practice, BTW.) I was using the * as a highlight for this note >>------------image=/boot/vmlinuz >> -------------label=*mandrake* >> -------------root=/dev/hda3 >> -------------read-only > >Not sure how the --------- bits got here, but they do not belong again using --------- as highlight, just for the note.... >2. Make a separate filesystem (probably on /dev/hda) that all distros mount >as /boot, and put all the kernels in it. Their names need to be dsitinct, >of course ... if I did this, I'd use names like vmlinuz-2.4.19-deb and >vmlinuz-2.4.19-mandrake. Then use the appropriate names on the various >image= lines. > >3. Retain separate /boot diretories for each distro, and edit the lilo.conf >you install from appropriately. For example, if you were installing lilo >from Debian, your various entries might look like this -- > > image=/mnt/mandrake/boot/vmlinuz > label=*mandrake* > root=/dev/hda3 > read-only > image=/boot/vmlinuz > label=Debian > root=/dev/hdb2 > read-only #2 and #3 look interesting. If you were doing this, which would you use? Are the Kernel numbers what you show in example 2 following vmlinuz? >>it says Install LILO in the MBR The "it" is the manual I copied for installing Debian Woody said this: "The next three selections refer to setting up the system to boot up. * Select 'Make System Bootable * Select the default 'Install LILO in the MBR and press Enter when the "Securing LILO" message appears." >I mounted it from mandrake... The "it" here refers to the drive that contains Debian...hda1 >it was added to the lilo list. (this refers to Debian) >>understand that it will run from there, but not really perfect. Here I mean that by not using the boot disk for Debian and instead scrolling down to Debian when the "graphic" LILO appears I find that Debian boots but does not run the same as when I use the boot disk. >>"kernal" there? I know it contains important info from the installation Here about coping the Kernel is a question...I really don't know what goes on a boot disk. Referring to as 'Kernel' is because I don't know what to call it.... >when I boot from floppy, wvdial works 'fb', but from lilo I bet the other fellow (the ham radio op) who has also been helping me with the LILO stuff knows what 'fb' means...! >And "not really perfect" is not very descriptive as a trouble report. Sorry, I sometimes have trouble describing things in detail. I guess as an example I will describe something similiar when I first got involved with a simple linux that ran from dos called "Basiclinux". I don't remember all of the details, but in the beginning some of the stuff like the mail program and pppsetup were stored on a floppy. If I didn't use the floppy, I would have to set the mail up again, and the pppsetup too. This probably isn't a good description, but all I know is last night if I didn't use the boot disk for Debian, I would get disconnected after entering 'wvdial'. I have since then installed Basiclinux in its own partition on my Toshiba laptop. I will give it (debian) a try once more without the floppy to see if the same thing happens. Thanks for the info and help..... Neil T. >-------------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"-------- >Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo >Palo Alto, California, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] >------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in >the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs > -- Arachne/DRdos-Mandrake9.0/Basiclinux-QrpHamRadio http://www.qsl.net/wa4chq __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
