Re: install gentoo as a second distro in one system

----- Original Message -----
From: "Willy Sutrisno" <[email protected]>
To: "Maynard" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-newbies] install gentoo as a second distro in one
system


> --- Maynard <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 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.
>
> I am kinda confused now, if I made another /boot partition on my /dev/hdc.
>How lilo can boot  into Gentoo? My lilo is located at the MBR of /dev/hda.
>Could you show me the lilo.conf for my scenario. Assuming my 1st linux is
>located at /dev/hda1 and Gentoo /root is at /dev/hdc1, and /boot is at
>/dev/hdc2, swap at /dev/hdc3

Your GenToo partitions should be arranged this way
/dev/hdc1 [boot] /dev/hdc2 [swap] /dev/hdc3 [root]
If you have a swap partition on /dev/hda then you can share that between
them instead of creating another swap file.

As to why GenToo needs its own /boot partition, the reason is simply the
fact that GenToo does not use the same boot script (initd.sc) that everyone
else uses. It is also much more customizable because it does not use the
(SystemV) run level scripts, instead it uses a "Virtual Run Level" by simple
starting or stopping service as needed unlike many others, which enter Run
Level 3 as default. From personal experience with both Mandrake and Redhat,
I feel the GenToo boot script makes more sense because of the Security it
offers. You do not have any services running except for those you
specifically need.