Fernando Costa wrote: > I'm planning to install some linux distros (openSUSE is the first one > I've installed), I already have done the disk partitioning, including > one partition to install GRUB, so I installed the grub on the boot > partitioning, however when I installed openSUSE 10.2, it (apparently) > overwrites my existing GRUB partition, because when I restart my laptop > the openSUSE's and not my GRUB starts. So, there's a way to install the > boot on the openSUSE's root? Or how can I use openSUSE's grub to run the > other distros? > > Thanks for your help.... >
I have this computer triple booted, Now I have to say right up front that my computer has a built in boot loader. During the "POST" it comes up as <F2 For Bios> and <F10 For Boot Sequence>. I use one IDE drive and, so far, two SATA drives. Whichever drive I want to install on I disconnect the power to all the other drives before I install. That way each drive thinks it's the only one in the machine. Now, I know there are ways to set up all the OS's in Grub, BUT when I had things that way and I needed to do something to the drive that had Grub on it I was pretty much screwed. I would loose Grub or had to futz around for hours trying to get things working again. Tain't worth the hastle. I simply pick which drive I want to boot from and I'm off and running. This method only works with one IDE and SATA drives and a boot loader other than Grub. A slave IDE won't work. Somehow the bios doesn't like to boot from a slave directly. Even with the bios settings for it to do so. SATA drives don't have Master/Slave relationships so they work. -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
