Re: 3 OS on 1 system

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 12:04:17PM +0530,  Santosh Pasi  wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> You can install two or more distribution on single harddisk.
> While installing in you case,
> 
> 1.  Install Windows on primary partitio (/dev/hda1)
> 2.  Install Redhat on 
>      /dev/hda5 as /,  
>     /dev/hda6 as /mnt/caldera and 
>     /dev/hda7 swap.
>    Do install lilo.
> 
> 3.  Install Caldera on 
>      /dev/hda7 as /, 
>     /dev/hda6  as  /mnt/redhat  and
>     /dev/hda7  as swap (yes, its common, you share)
>     skip lilo.

I think you meant
     /dev/hda6 as /, 
     /dev/hda5  as  /mnt/redhat  and
     /dev/hda7  as swap (yes, its common, you share)

You may also want to have a separate partition for /home, which can be
shared between RH and Caldera.

> 4.  Once you have instal all OS, still, you will see only two in lilo or grub list.
> (Redhat  and Widows), boot into Redhat , configure lilo or grub to add Caldera.
> 
> Take care of 8 GB limitation:)  else create a /boot  partition ....for Redhat 
> 
> Regards,
> Santosh Pasi

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