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.