Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
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From: Charles A Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 1:53 PM
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Subject: RE: [newbie] Boot disks only
Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
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> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 11:20 AM
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> Subject: [newbie] Boot disks only
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> I don't know if I'm in the right forum for this
>
> I'm trying to install a variety of Linux systems onto a 30 GB HD which
> is in Primary
> Slave position.
>
> I may be wrong on this but there seems to be no option to NOT
> install a
> booter
> during a Linux installation. Each Linux installs its own booter either
> LILO or GRUB
> and in some cases, both..
>
> The resulting mix of booters has resulted in problems which seem to
> depend on which o
> ne was installed last. It also causes problems when I try to make
> changes such as
> rearranging the boot menu or adding or removing a Linux system.
>
> My computer is also used by a few other people who run
> Windows only and
> I do not
> want a menu available to them to get a Linux up. I want Windows as a
> default and
> all Linux boots to be done with a separate floppy for each version.
>
> How does one install Operating Systems that are completely independent
> of
> each other? .
I am running, and have tried an even greater #, a variety of Linux distros
and I do not use either Lilo or Grub to boot any of them.
I use SystemCommander but the methodology of the Linux installation would be
the same in your scenario.
You must install each distro in either Expert or Custom mode this allows you
to choose where Lilo/Grub will be installed. Do Not accept the default
location, choose either the /boot, if you created it, or to the / partition,
or even to a floppy (you will not need a boot disk if you use this option)
for each distro.
Another method which can be used, if you alredy have Linux running or you
prefer to do the installation in Auto mode, is to boot your system with a
Win98 Start-up disk and at the DOS prompt enter fdisk/ MBR. This will
restore the Windows bootloader and make all the Linux distros inaccessable
except by floppy.
Charles (-:
Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
