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From: "Paul Hartman" <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] dual booting 2 gentoo installations
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On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
> I'm just having second doubts about how to dual boot 2 gentoo
> installations.
>
> Can I just edit grub from the original install and add the appropriate
> kernal line like:
>
> title=kernel-2.6.27-r3-0x31a-1280x1024
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /kernel-2.6.27-r3 root=/dev/hda5 vga=0x31A video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap
>
> ## add this for new install
>
> title=kernel-2.6.27-r4-0x31a-1280x1024
> root (hd1,1)
> kernel (hd1,1)/boot/kernel-2.6.27-r4 root=/dev/hdb2 vga=0x31A video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap
>
>
> I didn't want to just try it in case there is something I've forgotten
> that is likely to get screwed up.
>
> I'm not asking if the addressing is right, just asking if in general
> this can be done with no problems.
I think it should be fine. As long as the separate installations don't
interfere with each other in any way, the grub part looks sensible to
me. It should be no different than guides about booting Linux
alongside Windows etc.