Hi, I am considering multi-boot options for my home system 'sunnyside' [PII 233mmx, 128MB, GA686-LX440] and I learnt quite a bit from the multi-boot 'experts' who responded to the the 'question - multiboot etc.' thread initiated by Michael on 08-05-01. Thank you all! I am currently using GRUB bootloader to boot Linux and to call the win2K bootloader, with win98se on /hda 1GB FAT32, win2K on /hdb 8.9GB FAT32, and Linux (currently mandrake 8.0) in an extended partition on /hdc 42GB 1+2 FAT32, +1 Ext2, +1 Linux Swap. GRUB is set to default to win98se (for family use). This setup is OK as long as I do not need to install / re-install an OS but I would like to be able to do this without having to resort to fdisk/MBR or to reconstruct the multi-boot by hand each time. (Twice so far ...) The information about the OS/2 boot manager posted by Grant Tester sparked my interest in looking for a dedicated pre-bootloader system that could function independently from any of the installed OS and that would survive an OS install (or at least be easily recreated). A quick search found a few proprietary products that claim to do this (eg. Vamos, System Selector). With my current multi-boot setup I am quite nervous about 'experimenting' with Linux - which tends to defeat my purpose in installing the OS. I would appreciate any advice on a more secure multi-boot system for 'sunnyside' and any pointers to further information sources, and, yes Grant, I would like to have a look at the 'boot manager' floppy image, if convenient. Thank you all for making this such a fascinating discussion list. (bob) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
