-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2012-08-11 15:41, Basil Chupin wrote:
I don't want to use VirtualBox or VMWare. I have a 1TB HDD which is crammed full of empty and unused space. I want to put this space to some use by playing around with more than one systems and distros.
I have created (for now) following partitions on this HDD (sda):
sda1 Windows XP ntfs [INSTALLED EARLIER TODAY] sda2 Extended partition sda5 openSUSE 12.2 [INSTALLED EARLIER TODAY] sda6 swap sda7 (For oS 12.1) sda8 (For os 12.1 - just for the heck of it)
Now, XP of course has its boot sitting in MBR and GRUB in openSUSE 12.2 is using Extended Partition to boot.
Before I go and install oS 12.1 in sda7 I would like to know where do I tell GRUB to boot from - extended partition, just like oS 12.2, or do I use the 12.1 "/" entry for Grub's configuration? If I use the Extended Partition will it overwrite whatever is there for the 12.2 installation?
Yes. You tell it to install grub in sda7, its own root partition, not to boot from mbr, not to write generic code to mbr. This way you first boot your first installed grub, and you add an entry to boot the second grub: title second grub (/dev/sda7) rootnoverify (hd0,6) chainloader +1 This way you can add as many as you like. You could install a small oS at the first position instead which task is to hold grub and act as rescue system if needed. - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 12.1 "Asparagus" GM (bombadillo)) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAlAmhC0ACgkQU92UU+smfQUoXgCePB3tVG4w6PCnS0uu2xh0Kv8P ILUAnRyEF1mupUeihdN+n3YtimqHm2SL =b0hp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org