-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Felix Miata schreef: | On 2008/02/15 16:08 (GMT+0100) M9. apparently typed: | |> Two bootloaders would not be a problem for me, but what when one |> installs a new os? |> It just starts booting the DVD or CD, and afterwards you create another |> entry in that 'masterbootloader? | | Why wait? Use an existing installation to create and format the target partition, update the master boot loader with a chainloader entry to the new target, then do the installation. | |> Now i have a seperate /boot, about 153MB, carrying all kernels and stuff... |> But than, if i understand your suggestion correctly, the /boot, stays in |> / of every seperate OS. |> While this allready present partition could be used to host a 'Master' |> bootloader? | | Sure. On a new system, install normally, except create a separate partition for /boot. Once installation is complete, edit /etc/fstab so that the original /boot partition is mounted somewhere else, or not mounted at all. Afterwards, reinstall first grub to the root partition's /boot directory, then reinstall kernel or copy old /boot partition kernel/initrd contents to new /boot. From then on, the only changes to the original /boot are changes you make manually - no changes from installers or | kernel rpms - and no way for your Grub boot manager to get screwed up except by you doing it yourself. The net result is little different from installing some other boot manager on its own partition. | | For protection against having a windoz reinstallation mess up your boot loader, make the original /boot a primary, set it active, and install grub on it and not on the MBR. Grub will continue to work without any fancy reinstallation just by resetting its partition active after doz has done its dirty work, something you can do with any number of simple tools, including doz's FDISK. Only 2 bits in the MBR sector need changing to switch active partitions from doz's to grub's. | | See also: http://en.opensuse.org/Bugs/grub Sorry, for the late response, i missed the post... - -- Have a nice day, M9. Now, is the only time that exists. ~ Besturingssysteem: Linux 2.6.22.17-0.1-default x86_64 ~ Current user: monkey9@AMD64x2-sfn1 ~ System: openSUSE 10.3 (x86_64) ~ KDE: 4.0.1 (KDE 4.0.1) "release 9.1" ~ OS: Linux 2.6.22.17-0.1-default x86_64 ~ Huidige gebruiker: monkey9@AMD64x2-sfn1 ~ Systeem: openSUSE 10.3 (x86_64) ~ KDE: 3.5.7 "release 72.6" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHvrbmX5/X5X6LpDgRAnEDAJwIGhiFSiUcmCT494OJ2cG5JKRU3QCgvg2W lYm41Gj0hbn2F7U6qEGOm3Q= =xipJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org