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It would appear that on Feb 1, John Summerfield did say:
> Subject: Re: Is a distro independent grub boot possible using a boot
> partition???
>
> Joe(theWordy)Philbrook wrote:
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> > Is a distro independent grub boot possible using a boot partition???
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> yes it is.
> Create a small partition. For the sake of argument, we will assume it's
> /dev/hda1
> Format it and install grub's files in it. See the grub docs for detailed
> information. Read until it becomes clear:-)
>
> Install its boot record to /dev/hda
>
> For every other distro, install its boot record to its partition.
>
> The grub menu in the grub partition needs to point to each Linux distro
> (and Windows).
>
> You might consider adding a menu entry for each Linux distro (and Windows)
> to boot the MBR so you can get back to the original menu.
>
> Note that if you want to boot something not in the menu, you can go the
> grub's commandline and do it there.
>
> The only problem I see with reusing a Mepis partition is it's way bigger
> than you need. 1 Mbyte should be enough.
Let me rephrase...
When I installed FC8 on top of the old Sabayon linux 16 gig partition:
/dev/sda6 I manually copied the /boot from the 16 gig /dev/sda7 where
mepis still calls it /dev/hda7. I copied that /boot to the 960 Meg
/dev/sda3
It is the /dev/sda3 partition to which I'd like to install grub
as a stand alone, containing only those files you say to install,
(once I have time to understand the grub docs) And the /boot I've
already installed there. {Including the vmlinuz & initrd I hand copied
from /dev/sda6 to boot FC8 with.}
I Still need to install a new updated Sabayon on /dev/sda7 Then I need to
use apt-get upgrade on the kubuntu installed on the 16 gig /dev/sda5.
I will need to do this before I've had time to properly study a stand
alone grub.
So let me now ask if I can safely just mount /dev/sda3 on boot in FC8?
Then run FC8's version of "grub-install /dev/sda"? So that when I install
Sabayon on /dev/sda7 it won't break the grub boot strap process in the mbr??
If this was my old desktop I'd have checked The result first with a
"grub-install /dev/fd0" and been sure it was what I wanted in my mbr
before I overwrote it... I'm just nervous about depending on a
cd or dvd "boot partition" menu option, if I guess wrong...
If I can, then that would at least buy me until I eventually upgrade or
replace FC8... which should mean at least 6 to 12 months before I need
to really understand grub...
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