> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Matt Morgan > Sent: Martes, 22 de Junio de 2004 03:55 p.m. > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: System with two operating systems in two disks > > > On 06/22/2004 03:49 AM, Javier Perez wrote: > > >Hi > > > >I am running Fedora in one computer and now I want to make some > >tests. I have an 80G HD that I can add as a slave to the system. > > > >I want to install the second HD with its own OS that I can play with > >in such a way that my original OS is not disturbed. > > > >I know maybe this is a question for a GRUB List but I wonder if > >somebody else have done this and if there is a good how-to that could > >guide me in this. > > > >Thanks! > > > > > > > What OS will you install on the second disk? Most linuxes that I know of > will be happy to do it for you automatically. Windows may break > everything, on the other hand. You can probably search for and find a > lot of help online about this--try including the term "chainloader" in > your search. > > I run basically the same setup at home, Mandrake 10 on the first disk, > Win XP on the second disk. But having Windows installed first was the > key; Mandrake found it and set up grub for me. I have a feeling if > Mandrake were there first, the Windows install would wreck the MBR. > > I have FC2 currently on disk1 I wanted to intall a new FC2 on disk2 and experiment with Slashcode. It requires some special setup on Apache and Mod Perl, that's why I do not want to experiment on my main system. Javier
