Dual-boot of Ubuntu 10.4 and Fedora 13
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From: Alec Ross on 14 Jul 2010 06:17 I recently tried and failed to install a dual-boot of the above. IIRC if I install Ubuntu first, I can shrink its partition during the Fedora installation, but a subsequent boot will go directly into Fedora. (IIRC a message at the end of the Fedora install indicated writing of a boot loader, rather than updating a file.) If I install Fedora first, the Ubuntu install does not recognise the presence of that OS. I suspect the pb(s) lie in grub2/grub issue(s), and/or filesystem differences. Can anyone give advice on this; and ideally detailed suggestions for recommended route(s) to achieve the dual-boot. TIA Alec -- Alec Ross
From: Whiskers on 14 Jul 2010 11:23 On 2010-07-14, Alec Ross <alec(a)arlross.demon.co.uk> wrote: > I recently tried and failed to install a dual-boot of the above. > > IIRC if I install Ubuntu first, I can shrink its partition during the > Fedora installation, but a subsequent boot will go directly into Fedora. > (IIRC a message at the end of the Fedora install indicated writing of a > boot loader, rather than updating a file.) > > If I install Fedora first, the Ubuntu install does not recognise the > presence of that OS. > > I suspect the pb(s) lie in grub2/grub issue(s), and/or filesystem > differences. Can anyone give advice on this; and ideally detailed > suggestions for recommended route(s) to achieve the dual-boot. > > TIA > > Alec You are probably replacing the boot loader in the hard disc's MBR with the one intended for whichever OS you installed most recently. The easiest way to handle dual-booting is to put a 'boot manager' in the MBR and then put the boot loader for each OS into the / or /boot partition of that OS. It is possible to use Grub or LiLo as a 'boot manager', but I think a stand-alone program is better - I like GAG <http://gag.sourceforge.net/>. SmartBootManager is good too <http://sourceforge.net/projects/btmgr/>. I haven't used any others. -- -- ^^^^^^^^^^ -- Whiskers -- ~~~~~~~~~~
From: Alec Ross on 14 Jul 2010 17:29 In message <slrni3rlk1.78v.catwheezel(a)ID-107770.user.individual.net>, Whiskers <catwheezel(a)operamail.com> writes >On 2010-07-14, Alec Ross <alec(a)arlross.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> I recently tried and failed to install a dual-boot of the above. >> >> IIRC if I install Ubuntu first, I can shrink its partition during the >> Fedora installation, but a subsequent boot will go directly into Fedora. >> (IIRC a message at the end of the Fedora install indicated writing of a >> boot loader, rather than updating a file.) >> >> If I install Fedora first, the Ubuntu install does not recognise the >> presence of that OS. >> >> I suspect the pb(s) lie in grub2/grub issue(s), and/or filesystem >> differences. Can anyone give advice on this; and ideally detailed >> suggestions for recommended route(s) to achieve the dual-boot. >> >> TIA >> >> Alec > >You are probably replacing the boot loader in the hard disc's MBR with the >one intended for whichever OS you installed most recently. > >The easiest way to handle dual-booting is to put a 'boot manager' in the >MBR and then put the boot loader for each OS into the / or /boot partition >of that OS. It is possible to use Grub or LiLo as a 'boot manager', but I >think a stand-alone program is better - I like GAG ><http://gag.sourceforge.net/>. SmartBootManager is good too ><http://sourceforge.net/projects/btmgr/>. I haven't used any others. > Thanks for the info, Whiskers. I might explore this - but my preference was to use the provided GUI-based default installation options with as few deviations as possible. Alec -- Alec Ross
From: Whiskers on 15 Jul 2010 07:47 On 2010-07-14, Alec Ross <alec(a)arlross.demon.co.uk> wrote: > In message <slrni3rlk1.78v.catwheezel(a)ID-107770.user.individual.net>, > Whiskers <catwheezel(a)operamail.com> writes >>On 2010-07-14, Alec Ross <alec(a)arlross.demon.co.uk> wrote: [...] >>The easiest way to handle dual-booting is to put a 'boot manager' in the >>MBR and then put the boot loader for each OS into the / or /boot partition >>of that OS. It is possible to use Grub or LiLo as a 'boot manager', but I >>think a stand-alone program is better - I like GAG >><http://gag.sourceforge.net/>. SmartBootManager is good too >><http://sourceforge.net/projects/btmgr/>. I haven't used any others. >> > > Thanks for the info, Whiskers. I might explore this - but my preference > was to use the provided GUI-based default installation options with as > few deviations as possible. > > Alec Dual booting isn't a 'default' situation ;)) -- -- ^^^^^^^^^^ -- Whiskers -- ~~~~~~~~~~
From: Alec Ross on 15 Jul 2010 10:46 In message <slrni3tt9m.dbf.catwheezel(a)ID-107770.user.individual.net>, Whiskers <catwheezel(a)operamail.com> writes >On 2010-07-14, Alec Ross <alec(a)arlross.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> In message <slrni3rlk1.78v.catwheezel(a)ID-107770.user.individual.net>, >> Whiskers <catwheezel(a)operamail.com> writes >>>On 2010-07-14, Alec Ross <alec(a)arlross.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >[...] > >>>The easiest way to handle dual-booting is to put a 'boot manager' in the >>>MBR and then put the boot loader for each OS into the / or /boot partition >>>of that OS. It is possible to use Grub or LiLo as a 'boot manager', but I >>>think a stand-alone program is better - I like GAG >>><http://gag.sourceforge.net/>. SmartBootManager is good too >>><http://sourceforge.net/projects/btmgr/>. I haven't used any others. >>> >> >> Thanks for the info, Whiskers. I might explore this - but my preference >> was to use the provided GUI-based default installation options with as >> few deviations as possible. >> >> Alec > >Dual booting isn't a 'default' situation ;)) > ;)) Nod. I was meaning, of course, default wrt running distro-provided installation s/w; w/ minimal adjustments before, during, and after. -- Alec Ross
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