[LBo] Installing SuSE 10.1

[Jisao]

Howard Rosen wrote:
> Stefan,
>
> Did I read in one of your postings that CD 1 is all that is needed to 
> install SuSE 10.1 and the rest of the software from CD 2 - 5 can be 
> added later?  If so, then Yast is all I need to add the additional 
> software, I would think.
>
> On another issue, since this installation will be in addition to SuSE 
> 9.3 and Windows, will GRUB, during the setup, allow me to add 10.1 to 
> the other listings of Windows and SuSE 9.3?  I can't imagine how the 
> boot loader will get set up.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Howard
>
There are basically 4 ways the bootloader GRUB can get set up:

1. Presuming you keep the partition where the initial GRUB is installed 
on your disk, edit the file /boot/grub/menu.lst to add your 10.1 SUSE 
entry  (not forgetting that grub starts counting at 0).  Easiest way to 
do it is to follow step 4, then copy the entry into the file just 
mentioned. I personally find this an annoyance, because depending on the 
distro installed, options vary and I never know quite what to put.  
Wrong entry, no booting of 10.1. So I go for "Method 2".

2.  Easiest:  install grub in the partition, instead of the MBR, and 
chainload it (this is what I do now) to your existing grub by adding an 
entry in the /boot/grub/menu.lst of the existing grub. See instructions 
on LBO. As simple as it can get - ideal for people who keep changing 
OSes on their box.

3.  Install GRUB in the MBR.  Grub is usually pretty good at picking 
other OSes, although it often overlooks Linux distros. But... it is easy 
to go in the original grub /boot/grub/menu.lst and copy the OS entries 
from that file into your new /boot/grub/menu.lst file. (If you overwrite 
the original GRUB partition, copy the ...menu.lst file to a safe place 
before overwriting the partition.  Remember after that the new 
bootloader will be in that partition for further modifications, if need be.

4.  Install grub on a floppy and boot from the floppy, keeping your 
initial bootloader intact.  The beauty of this step too is that you can 
copy the entry (with all the options properly set up for you) from 
a:/../grub/menu.lst to your original grub file, .


If you need more details, you can contact me.

Jisao