Chris G wrote: > Are there any problems or issues with running a dual boot system with > both Fedora 8 and Fedora 7? > > I currently have Fedora 7 (/, /usr, /var, etc) on one disk (/boot is on > the same disk) and /home on a separate disk. > > I'm aiming to add a third disk and install Fedora 8 on that one using > the same /home as Fedora 7 does. > > I believe the new installation should find the existing /boot and > simply add itself into the grub installation there, is this right? > > I am then aiming to migrate customisations across from Fedora 7 to > the Fedora 8 installation and when it's all working OK I will move > across completely. I think that is a perfectly reasonable approach. I have followed it several times. I would advise to make a copy of /etc/grub.conf in case it gets deleted. Also of course make sure you _don't_ format /boot during installation. Personally, I always partition a new disk with fdisk before installation, and go to Custom Installation (not quite the right name) rather than using the default DiskDruid, which I don't like or trust. (Does anyone?) -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
