Kam Leo wrote:
On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 09:06:56 -0500, Andy Elvey
<andy.elvey(a)paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>Hi everyone -
> I'm a first-timer here and have a question about installing FC3
>alongside another distro.
> At the moment, I'm running Mepis Linux, and I'm keen to install FC3 as
>well.
>
> What I'm wondering is - if I try to install FC3, will it overwrite
>the current bootloader, or will the FC3 bootloader just "append" itself
>to what's already there? ( I believe Mepis uses the Grub bootloader).
> At the moment, I have Grub in the master boot-record. So, if I put
>FC3's bootloader elsewhere, will it still be possible for me to access
>both distros?
>
> Very many thanks for your time and comments!
> - Andy
>
>Yes, it will. Save a copy of grub.conf to a floppy or another
>accessible media. After installing FC3 insert the Mepis data into
>FC3's grub.conf. Comment out "hiddenmenu" line to see all boot
>choices.
>
>
Great! Thanks very much for your very quick and helpful reply,
Kam!
- Andy