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26th October 2007, 07:15 PM
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Triple Boot: openSuSE, WinXP, ***NOW F7*** (formerly FC6)
I currently have openSuSE 10.3 and Windows XP Pro x64 installed in a dual boot. However, I need Fedora Core 6 for a certain application.
Will the Fedora Core 6 installation detect and create GRUB entries for my current OS'es?
I'm planning to resize my Windows partition in openSuSE, then let the FC6 installer use that new unallocated space for the "default layout". Any tips or suggestions are appreciated.
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26th October 2007, 07:25 PM
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26th October 2007, 07:27 PM
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Just to be sure, copy off your SuSE /boot/grub/menu.lst and save it so you can add the entries to Fedora's /boot/grub/grub.conf if necessary.
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26th October 2007, 07:28 PM
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I'm just concerned because openSuSE 10.3 is a newer linux than FC6.
But should that have any effect on the outcome?
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26th October 2007, 07:29 PM
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Just to be sure, copy off your SuSE /boot/grub/menu.lst and save it so you can add the entries to Fedora's /boot/grub/grub.conf if necessary.
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Good idea....I'll definitely do that
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26th October 2007, 07:31 PM
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No, that's not part of the issue. Grub's grub, however Fedora, while otherwise an excellent distro, has a pretty bad track record of recognizing other distros. You have the option to make entries during the install (and why would you install Fedora6 when it's being end-of-life'd in January???) or you can add the entries afterwards to make it all work.
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26th October 2007, 07:39 PM
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OK, can someone walk me through how I would make GRUB entries during the install? Any info you need just post about it and I'll post it.
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26th October 2007, 07:51 PM
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Actually, as long as it doesn't bork my WIndows Install, I'll be happy. I hate reinstalling Wind'ohs as it takes forever. I'll be perfectly happy if all I have to do is add an entry for openSuSE in the menu.lst in FC6.
Do you think the FC6 install will ruin my XP install?
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26th October 2007, 07:54 PM
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No, it shouldn't. You have to always back up your critical data because nothing's certain in life and (not likely) but you could always goof! Just know which partition you'll be installing it on and do a custom install, not the default ones or you might overwrite SuSE.
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26th October 2007, 07:57 PM
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Thanks for all the quick replies!!
I'll probably do the install later today or tomorrow because I need to back up my data. If you want I'll post back (but I will for sure if there's a problem  )
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30th October 2007, 03:10 AM
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Just posting back...all is now fine, all os'es are booting (after a little tweaking)
Here's what I had to do to get openSuSE back online.
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/sho...d.php?t=170359
Thanks for everyone's advice!
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