Re: install gentoo as a second distro in one system

----- Original Message -----
From: "Willy Sutrisno" <[email protected]>
To: "gentoo" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 10:35 PM
Subject: [gentoo-newbies] install gentoo as a second distro in one system


> hi,
>
> I am sorry if this topic has been brought up in the past.
>
> I wanted to install gentoo in my PC, eventhough I already have a Linux
distro in my HD. I just happen to have a spare HD which I connect it into my
IDE1. I am planning to install gentoo in this HD, is the booting process
will recognise this HD and use this instead of the priimary one (IDE0)?
Shouldn't be a problem unless your bios is screwy.

> According to the gentoo install guide, I need to create 3 partition (root,
boot, swap). Since I have installed lilo in my /dev/hda, do I need to have
another /boot? Is it possible to load gentoo from my current linux distro
(/dev/hda)? I am using lilo as my boot loader.

You could you Lilo to boot GenToo. The main reason the you need to create
another boot partition is the fact that GenToo does not use the same style
start up scripts and what not. This is where you keep your Kernel and other
files needed for start up and it does not get mounted as Read/Write. The
kernel starts and system boots, and then umounts that partiion. Reason it
only needs 100 megs.

As far as Lilo goes you can add GenToo, but Grub is so much better that it
might be worthwhile to look at switching. The main thing to remember is to
add the partition, list the kernel, and mark it as Read Only. Never allow
Grub or Lilo to mount the Boot Partition RW.

HTH