Re: partitions and lilo
Installing into the same partition is not a simple thing to do. (Need special
script to rearrange directory structure and possibly several initrd images
I think. This is more complicated than making a distribution. Why bother.)
Everyone usually install each distro to a partition and mount other partitions
containing other distros installed on somewhere /mnt or /home. This way,
data or configuration are readable. (As Jaye did)
I can think of some optimization of disk usage. If /tmp is separate partition
and /usr/tmp -> /tmp, this can be shared by all distro.
/boot partition content can be rearranged so that all linux share single boot
partition provided lilo.conf is re-written manually. Key is use different
/ partition for each distro.
But the way Jaye did is much more strait forward and simple.
Good luck hacking.
Osamu
On Wed, Oct 04, 2000 at 04:59:08AM +0800, csj@mindgate.net wrote:
> Now how did you manage to install FOUR different distros? I tried installing
> two (Mandrake + Storm, a debian derivative). While I was able to run stuff like
> Gnome (practically the whole bunch I guess), I ran into module loading problems.
> My Storm installation kept looking for the Mandrake modules.
>
> How did you keep the different distros from stepping on each other's
> filesystems?
>
> On Wed, 04 Oct 2000, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > In response to a large number of replies, I'll send this via the deb-user
> > list instead.
> >
> > Below are links to great reading and WHY I wasn't able to do what
> > I originally tried. I did install 5 OS's tho, and left room for 2 more.
> >
> > I did run into the 1024 cylinder problem - anoying to say the least. So
> > during instals, I used fdisk (from red hat 6.2) and made the following:
> >
> > hda1 - fat32 (fdisk type c) win98se installed 1500mb
> > hda5 - "the EXTENDED partition" = boot for hda12 40mb
> > hda6 - boot for hda13 40mb
> > hda7 - boot for hda14 40mb
> > hda8 - boot for hda15 40mb
> > hda9 - boot for hda16 40mb
> > hda10 - boot for hda17 40mb
> > hda11 - swap file for all my linux installs 64mb
> > hda12 - root for first linux ext2 2048mb
> > hda13 - root for second linux ext2 2048mb
> > hda14 - root for third linux ext2 2048mb
> > hda15 - root for forth linux ext2 2048mb
> >
> > On my forth and last linux install, I asked for lilo to be installed onto the
> > mbr. This was fully sucessful, and all I had to do was edit that lilo.conf and
> > add the other 3 linux images. All boot wonderfully, as well as win98se. So I
> > have my five OS's all booting via the mbr and all boot sectors are before
> > 1024 on this 20GB hard drive. I still have room for 2 more OS's (hda9 & hda10).
> >
> > I'm not sure if I could of done this more effectively. Perhaps used a common
> > BOOT partition for all my distro's. But this does work and will allow for
> > tweaking each as class progresses. Now if only X was as easy to configure!
> >
> > IHTH
> >
> > Thanks to all for the help, best regards
> >
> > On Tue, 03 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> >
> > Try reading the partition mini-HOWTO at
> > http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Partition/index.html
> >
> > or the large disk HOWTO at
> >
> > http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Large-Disk-HOWTO.html
> >
> > >
> > > Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > Am doing project here loading up many versions of linux. I wish to
> > > > use my 20gb hd. All was going well until I reached the 4 primary partition
> > > > mark - and fdisk said no in no uncertain terms and complained that I
> > > > should wack a partition and build an extended partion.
> > > >
> > > > I won't bore the list with details, but I have no good "howtos" on my deb
> > > > box - does anyone know where I can find a good resource on partitioning
> > > > drives for say 5 or more OS's? Would like to keep working away on this
> > > > as it has been a great learning experience.
> > > >
> > > > tia - regards
> > > >
> > > > Please - reply to: ke6sls@arrl.net
> > > >
> > > > tatah
> > > >
> > --
> >
> > Jaye Inabnit, ARS ke6sls e-mail: ke6sls@arrl.net
> > 707-442-6579 h/m 707-441-7096 p
> > http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls ICQ# 12741145
> > This mail composed with kmail on kde on X on linux warped by debian
> > If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid.
> >
> >
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