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[Karl Larsen]

John Austin wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-11-18 at 12:45 +0000, Garry Harthill wrote:
>   
>> On 18/11/2007, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> Timothy Murphy wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Notice f8 has already got a new kernel and it was properly added to
>>>>> grub. This would not happen if the above was just added to the main
>>>>> grub.conf.
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> Why not?
>>>> I don't see anything special about your setup.
>>>> Most people just have one grub.conf and this seems to work fine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>     It works fine if you are not getting upgraded kernel's. I prefer to
>>> use this method because it is open ended. I can add more systems easy.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>         Linux User
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>>>       
>> What the hell are you driveling on about?
>>
>>     
>
> With great caution I agree with Karl here !!!!
>
> It is neater to use chainloader +1 if you have several different installs
>
> When you update the "chained" kernel the "chained" grub.conf is updated automatically.
> On one machine I have a "production" F7 and "development" F7 and F8s
>
> I do not have to play with grub.conf on /dev/sda1
>
> title F7 pagham (2.6.23.1-10.fc7)
> 	root (hd0,0)
> 	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.23.1-10.fc7 ro root=LABEL=/root_pagham 
> 	initrd /initrd-2.6.23.1-10.fc7.img
>
> title F7 Indirect boot of harddisk
> 	root (hd0,4)
> 	chainloader +1
> 	
> title F8 Indirect boot of fuerte
> 	root (hd0,5)
> 	chainloader +1	
>
> John
>
>
>
>   
    Thanks John, I may have learned the method from one of your messages 
:-)
All I said ws I use it and it works fine.



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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
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