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rhaynes
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Hi, I currently have a dual boot win xp and mandrake 10.0 official

distribution. Win xp is on the first partition.

 

What I would like to do is to delete the win xp partition and create

partitions (using that space) for testing of mandrake 2006.

 

The 2006 installer easily allows me to delete the win xp partition.

But when I begin to add partitions for 2006 it gives me a message saying

that partitions will be renumbered.

 

My plan was to install 2006 but not the bootloader (I use lilo in mandrake

10.0). Then I would just boot to mandrake 10.0 and edit the lilo.conf

file to add an extry for the 2006 boot.

 

But if the partitions get renumbered during the 2006 install will I

be able to boot to the old distribution?

 

What is the best way to go about this?

 

Thanks,

R Haynes

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Hi, thanks for your replies. So Mandriva will handle the renumbering fine, but will I have to boot 10.0 with the rescue disk (passing root=/dev/newslash --- since the parition number has changed) and then edit lilo.conf and fstab? It won't do this automatically will it?

 

Thanks,

R Haynes

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No, it is not automatic. But, if you install 2006, it will find the other Mandriva installation and it should add it to the boot loader just fine. Go ahead and install the new bootloader. Otherwise, if it doesn't, all you have to do is simply boot the new Mandriva and edit the lilo.conf and the fstab (for your mounted partitions at boot) The new lilo.conf file can be edited to default boot your Mandriva 10. Mandriva 2006 is really nice. Your going to go to it all the time!

 

If you're really paranoid, copy your current lilo.conf to your /home directory and edit it there. Then you copy the edited version after you reboot. Don't forget to run lilo -v if you make any edits to lilo.conf.

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