Re: Installing Debian on existing winxp+rh9.0 hdd
The way I have done it is install lilo on the first
sector of /dev/hda9. Then you will need to update
grub to tell him that there is another bootable
install on /dev/hda9 or in grub speak I believe 0,8 .
There are many different ways to do this. You can
also convert your redhat to lilo and use the one lilo
on the first os to boot both without installing lilo
on the first sector of hda9. But then you have to be
careful of which os you run lilo from because if the
entries aren't right you could make one os unbootable
by writing lilo from the wrong entry. Make a boot
disk (mkbootdisk)for your red hat partition before
starting and you can't mess up anything that can't be
fixed.
Peace
--- sudeep mukherjee <smdeep@softhome.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 16:28:11 +0200
> Florian Ernst <florian@uni-hd.de> wrote:
>
> > Hello Sudeep!
> >
> > sudeep mukherjee wrote:
> > > Extremely sorry to have messed up the Subject
> line.
> >
> > ;) You still seem to have messed up the
> references... ;)
> >
> > > I have a Celeron 600MHz with 40 GB Hard Disk.
> > >
> > > I already have WINXp(Sorry for this) and RH9.0.
> Want to install
> > > Debian Woody. Anypointers would be welcome.
> >
> > Debian GNU/Linux FAQ
> > http://www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals#faq
> >
> > Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 -- Installation Manual
> > http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual
> >
> > Debian Reference
> >
>
http://www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals#quick-reference
> >
> > dselect Documentation for Beginners
> > http://www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals#dselect
> >
> > Additionally check out the other fine
> documentation there as well as
> > http://www.debian.org/support
> >
> > Hmm, looking back these links appear pretty
> obvious. What else that is
> > _not_ covered in these docs would you like to
> know?
> >
> > CU,
> > Flo
> >
>
> Hi Flo
>
> I have read the install docs in fact I have
> successfully installed debian woody on my system on
> a 8gb HDD.
>
> I have another Hard Disk (40gb) which has WINXP and
> Red Hat 9.0 on it.
>
> I have formatted /dev/hda9. It is a 7 GB partition.
> I want to install Debian Woody on this Hard Disk as
> it is a newer and faster (7200 rpm) Hard Disk.
>
> My question is :
>
> When I install Debian where do I tell it to install
> lilo?
>
> This hard disk already has Grub as the primary boot
> loader loading rh 9.0 and winxp. How do I get this
> Grub to show winxp+rh9+debian woody.
>
> I am sorry if my earlier email was not clear
> enough. I do not want to install the 8gb hdd on this
> system. I want only one hdd with winxp+rh9.0+debian
> woody on it.
>
> Thanks in Advance
>
> Sudeep
>
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