Re: strange install question...
scott chevalley <[email protected]> Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:42:22 -0400
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.mandrake.cooker.amd64 |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Guy Rouillier wrote: > scott chevalley wrote: >> I'm still running 32 bit cooker and I haven't had time to go through >> an install of the 64 bit version. What I'd like to know is, is there >> a way to install the 64 bit mandriva onto a new partition while >> running the 32bit version, ie chroot or something else? >> Just a thought since I have no time to be at my pc in person I >> thought I could do that via ssh while at work... :) > > Absolutely. No need for chroot. Just install into a different > partition, then add the new installation to your existing boot menu > (grub or lilo, both work fine.) Then pick which one you want to run > at boot time. > How would I start such an install? I can't boot remotely, so is there a way to start the install another way? Sorry if these are stupid questions... :) Thanks, Scott