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xntrix187
Mar 23, 2005, 04:33 PM
Hey guys/gals. I have a question the issue I'm having is this. I want to have 3 OS's on 2 hard drives

I currently have:
XP Pro on my 80Gig - Master
2K3 Server & Linux on my 40Gig - Slave

I want to know how I can setup a boot system that will let me chose which OS I desire, I have tried to edit the boot.ini file but to avail. :( . So I'm hoping someone here can help me out, I can always format my 80 to 3 partitions but I would prefer to steer clear of that avenue.

psi42
Mar 23, 2005, 09:46 PM
You can set up GRUB in linux to do this.

The configuration file for GRUB should be /boot/grub/menu.lst, but some redhat-based installs will set it in /etc/grub.conf

Here is an example:



timeout 5
default 0

title Linux Slackware-current (linux 2.6.11)
root(hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11 root=/dev/hda6 ro

# windows
title windows
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

ScottGem
Mar 24, 2005, 06:42 AM
System Commander (www.v-com.com) is generally considered the best multi-OS boot manager from what I've read.