Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1495 mails)

["Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Wednesday, 2009-04-01 at 05:39 -0700, Steve Swezy wrote:

> > >  The installation DVD wants to format both the first two partitions.
> >
> >  Don't let it. As your case is special, you have to use the "expert"
> >  setting and choose your exact requirements.
>
> Thanks for your reply. But I have a lot  to learn. Where do I choose the 
> "expert" setting?

Somewhere in the window where it displays the partitioning proposal.


> >  Another thing you will have to decide is where and how to install the boot
> >  loader. My choice is:
> >
> >   - one distro installs grub in the MBR -> primary grub
> >   - the rest install grub in the boot record of their root partition, and
> >     the primary grub chainloads the secondary grub:
>
> I'm not sure how to do that either. Will the installation offer those 
> choices?

Yes and no :-)

It needs some attention on your part, and choosing the appropriate "things" 
in yast. When it proposes a boot loader config, you will have to go in, 
check, and modify if needed.

Anything that is not straight forward needs attention, will not be 
automatic. The automatic tools will work, but they need guidance...


And notice that in my suggestion above there are two distros involved. You 
may need to hand edit grub configuration files...

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Cheers,
       Carlos E. R.

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