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That uses Grub2 so it would be +</I>>><i> a bit much to expect Grub to understand it, BUT Ubuntu's Grub2 +</I>>><i> is installed on Unbutu's root partition. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Can partitions with boot loaders on them be detected and listed +</I>>><i> in Grub's menu as something to be chained? i.e. Install M2b3 +</I>>><i> and get Grub installed to the mbr. Then on booting, Grub could +</I>>><i> present a menu that includes all of the standard M2b3 options, +</I>>><i> any other kernels that were found (not the Ubuntu kernels because +</I>>><i> they are under Grub2 and too hard) and an entry for the Ubuntu +</I>>><i> partition. The partition is LABELed "Ubuntu". If "Ubuntu" were +</I>>><i> selected from the M2b3 mbr Grub menu, then the Grub2 on the Ubuntu +</I>>><i> root partition could be chained (and then an Ubuntu kernel). +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Is this do-able? +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Yes. That is the way I install all distributions. +</I> +I meant, is it possible for the installer to do it *automatically* +during installation? + +Have I missed an installation option? Should this be a feature +request - or a bug report? M2b3 "lost" my Ubuntu installation. +It was a quick and easy thing for me to recover from, but it could +torment a newbie. + +><i> 1. Install a minimal small distribution which uses grub, without X. +</I>><i> The only purpose is to put its grub into the MBR and serve as the +</I>><i> "steering center". +</I> +Typically, I end up with Grub or Grub2 on each root partition and +LiLo on the mbr. + +><i> 2. Install all other distributions with putting their bootloader into +</I>><i> their respective root partition +</I>><i> +</I>><i> 3. Enter the installations into the menu.lst of the steering center's +</I>grub +><i> with +</I>><i> +</I>><i> title <distributiion name> +</I>><i> root (hd0,4) +</I>><i> chainloader + +</I> +Can we get this automated? + +Can a bootable partition be detected? + +Should this entry be as well as, or instead of, the existing entries? +My feeling is that everything should be included and the user +can then delete what is not wanted. + +><i> Here the bootloader of the distribution to start lies in /dev/sda5 +</I>><i> +</I>><i> The advantage of this way is not only that you can install +</I>><i> distributions with different bootloaders. Whenever you install a new +</I>><i> kernel in any of these distributions you have to do nothing extra +</I>><i> because the new kernel is set in the distribution's bootloader, not in +</I>><i> the master boot loader. +</I> +Agreed. + +-- +blind Pete +Sig goes here... + +</PRE> + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="007175.html">[Mageia-discuss] Ethernet cabling +</A></li> + + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#7173">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#7173">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#7173">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#7173">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |