Does lenny use grub2?
 

>On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Matteo Riva <muradin@gmail.com> wrote:


>I have a squeeze system installed and I wanted to install a debian

>lenny in another partition and I was wondering if there could be

>issues with the bootloader. Does lenny use grub2 now?

>If not, will there be conflicts with the two versions?



Just did a fresh Lenny installation this past weekend from the 5.0.3 dvd iso and it used grub 0.97.* If you're asking whether Lenny can boot off a grub2 bootloader I don't know.



HTH.

Mark

Does lenny use grub2?
 

On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:31:13 -0500 (EST), Matteo Riva wrote:
> I have a squeeze system installed and I wanted to install a debian
> lenny in another partition and I was wondering if there could be
> issues with the bootloader. Does lenny use grub2 now?
> If not, will there be conflicts with the two versions?

Grub2 should be able to boot both Squeeze (2.6.32) and Lenny (2.6.26) kernels.
But putting them in separate partitions is another matter. I've never tried
booting two completely separate Linux systems in different partitions from
the same boot loader before. It seems like it should be possible, but
I've never tried it. I will be watching this thread with interest.


--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org

Does lenny use grub2?
 

On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@wowway.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:31:13 -0500 (EST), Matteo Riva wrote:
>> I have a squeeze system installed and I wanted to install a debian
>> lenny in another partition and I was wondering if there could be
>> issues with the bootloader. Does lenny use grub2 now?
>> If not, will there be conflicts with the two versions?
>
> Grub2 should be able to boot both Squeeze (2.6.32) and Lenny (2.6.26) kernels.
> But putting them in separate partitions is another matter. I've never tried
> booting two completely separate Linux systems in different partitions from
> the same boot loader before. It seems like it should be possible, but
> I've never tried it.

It is possible. With Grub. In fact the most bootable operating
systems ("environments" in the case of micros~1 window~1) ever
installed on a single PC was created exactly that way. They got more
than 150 separate bootable partitions on (IIRC) four drives.

-- Lee


--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org

Does lenny use grub2?
 

On Friday 29 January 2010 18:31:13 Matteo Riva wrote:
> I have a squeeze system installed and I wanted to install a debian
> lenny in another partition and I was wondering if there could be
> issues with the bootloader. Does lenny use grub2 now?

Lenny has at least 3 bootloaders available for x86 architectures: lilo, grub
0.x (grub or grub-legacy packages), and grub 1.x (grub2 or grub-pc packages).

The Lenny installer defaults to configuring the grub 0.x bootloader. But, any
of them should be able to boot Lenny.
--
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =.
bss@iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_))
ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-'
http://iguanasuicide.net/ \_/

Does lenny use grub2?
 

Dne, 30. 01. 2010 01:31:13 je Matteo Riva napisal(a):

Does lenny use grub2 now?
If not, will there be conflicts with the two versions?



I use a wild mix of Grub legacy and Grub 2 on my two boxes and it works
without a glitch, both with "chainloading" separate partitions
(operating systems) and with booting them directly (via appropriate
Grub stanzas), so I wouldn't worry. Just check all your Grub2 scripts
are in order, and that you have os-prober.


--Regards,

Klistvud
Certifiable Loonix User #481801
http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com


--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org

Does lenny use grub2?
 

On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:31:13 +0100, Matteo Riva wrote:

> I have a squeeze system installed and I wanted to install a debian lenny
> in another partition and I was wondering if there could be issues with
> the bootloader. Does lenny use grub2 now? If not, will there be
> conflicts with the two versions?

Lenny can use Grub2, yes. The installer let you choose between old grub
and new grub.

But you can follow many paths:

1/ If you already have Grub (or Grub2) installed in your system, you can
choose not to install Grub for Lenny. Just add the corresponding entry
for Lenny to boot in the current grub/grub2 menu so it can start the
system.

2/ If you want to install another Grub (I'd recommend it), you can:

a) Install it in the MBR -> you will *overwrite* your current bootloader,
if any, located in the MBR.

b) Install it in the first sector of a partition -> this is my preferred
solution, as it does not touch the MBR at all and you can have as many
grubs as you want :-)

I, personally, like having MBR "clean" (just generic code, no bootloader
at all) and having Grub installed into partition(s) -each system holding
with its own Grub-. This way I can mark the desired partition the
computer will boot by just marking it with the boot-flag. I know, it's a
bit messy O:-)

Greetings,

--
Camaleón


--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org

Does lenny use grub2?
 

Dne, 30. 01. 2010 13:21:40 je Camaleón napisal(a):



b) Install it in the first sector of a partition -> this is my
preferred

solution, as it does not touch the MBR at all and you can have as many
grubs as you want :-)



My preferred solution too. An additional bonus is that you get rather
robust, self-contained partitions: they don't depend on any Grubs
residing on other partitions, so are completely impervious to you
reformatting other partitions, or installing new systems on them, or
whatever. In fact, as you rightly point out, even in the remote case
that all your partitions save one get somehow borked, you just have to
enable the surviving partition and the


computer will boot by just marking it with the boot-flag. I know,
it's a

bit messy O:-)



It may be a bit messy, but is also very clean and simple to maintain.

--
Regards,

Klistvud
Certifiable Loonix User #481801
http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com


--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org

Does lenny use grub2?
 

Dne, 31. 01. 2010 00:43:38 je Klistvud napisal(a):

Dne, 30. 01. 2010 13:21:40 je Camaleón napisal(a):
computer will boot by just marking it with the boot-flag. I know,
it's a

bit messy O:-)


Actually, for day-to-day use, toggling the boot flags may be a bit
impractical ... If you only have a smallish number of partitions, it
may be more practical to add a couple of chainloading stanzas to your
various Grubs, so that you can call any Grub (any partition) from any
other Grub (partition). At least that's what I do.


--
Regards,

Klistvud
Certifiable Loonix User #481801
http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com


--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org