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 think I tried that once, or to be accurate I tried to try that once.
The other version blew away some splash screens and other stuff in
/boot, so backup is in order. I currently dual boot x86 and x86_64 by
hand copying a few stanzas of each boot file from to the other
grub.conf, and that does work.
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.
Beware that applications save stuff in hidden directories in /home, then
a new version may change the format or content of the files and make
both versions unhappy. There are various solutions, if anyone wants to
discuss I'll give details. Note - this may or may not be an issue, but
you do want to be aware of it.
--
Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
