Re: Dual boot: 2 Linux's on same disk

[Uwe Dippel]

qqq1one @yahoo.com wrote:
> I'm having some trouble dual booting 2 different Linux distributions (currently 
> FC9 and FC7) on
> the same disk.  I've actually had some success, but it's not set up the way I 
> would like.  Any
> help would be appreciated.  I'd like to have it set up like so:
>
>   /dev/sda1  /boot  (boot root partition for Linux distribution #1)
>   /dev/sda2  /boot  (boot root partition for Linux distribution #2)
>   /dev/sda3  /home  (home directories shared between the two different 
> distributions)
>   /dev/sda4  (extended partition)
>     /dev/sda5  /  (kernel root partition for Linux distribution #1)
>     /dev/sda6  /  (kernel root partition for Linux distribution #2)
>   

My usual suggestion: get Supergrub (http://www.supergrubdisk.org/), and 
try manually. There you can type all the commands, you get some 
feedback, it even supports tab-completion.

> I've tried copying the Linux distribution #2 boot files from /dev/sda6 up to 
> /dev/sda1 and making
> the corresponding change to /dev/sda1's grub.conf file,

I don't think this is going to work. :(

>  
>
> Any help would be appreciated.  Obviously I am missing something.  What file is 
> not being found,
> anyway?
>   

See above.

Uwe