Re: partition

[Robin Gerard <robin.jag@free.fr>]

On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 01:52:26PM +0500, dim wrote:
> Hello Robin,
> 
> Friday, April 06, 2001, 4:01:06 AM, you wrote:
> 

> RG> I want to install potato2.2r2 on the partition D of the 4Gb hard disk.
 
.... 
> When installing Linux on hdc5 say to lilo to sit into beginning
> of hdc5.
> Then add to Your lilo.conf on hda:
> 
> other=/dev/hdc5
>   label=LinuxAgain
> 
> So, You'll get the way to load hdc5 lilo from lilo on hda MBR choosing
> LinuxAgain.
> In hdc5 You can configure lilo as usual. For example You can set
> booting Linux as default and set delay before booting to zero (This
> will boot Your hdc5 Linux without extra promting). Or You can add
> to lilo.conf on hdc5 following lines:
> 
> other=/dev/hda
>    label=GoBack
> 
> to be able to return to lilo of hda.
> You'll have situation as shown below:
> 
> hda MBR lilo: Linux         (Booting Linux)
>               dos           (Booting Windows)
>               LinuxAgain    (Loading lilo on hdc5)
> 
> hdc5 lilo:    Linux         (Booting hdc5 Linux)
>               GoBack        (Loading hda lilo)

Thanks,
 I'll try your idea and will communicate the result to you.
-- 
 Gerard