Triple boot

gk2k · 28-08-2008, 07:12 PM

My friend has XP & ubuntu installed on his system but he wants to have fedora along with these two.How to do it? He has enough free space on a different partition.

Rahim · 28-08-2008, 07:16 PM

Just install Fedora in that separated space and Grub(Bootloader) will pick the other 2 OS automatically.
No sweat!!

gk2k · 28-08-2008, 09:00 PM

I tried by installing grub both in the mbr one occasion and on the hard drive partition .
But both did not give the desired result.

Rahim · 28-08-2008, 10:17 PM

Thats strange. Ok. Install Fedora Grub in its partition and then edit the grub menu.lst of Ubuntu and enter this in that file

Code:

title Fedora
root (hd0,6)
configfile /boot/grub/menu.lst

Change the partition as required and check if it is grub.conf in fedora instead of menu.lst and change accordingly.

gk2k · 29-08-2008, 08:51 AM

Thanks, I did the same thing and it worked...But with one change there is no default permission to edit menu.lst I gave it the necessary permission and it worked.

Rahim · 29-08-2008, 12:00 PM

It always worked for me!!!
What do you mean by "default permission"? You need root to edit menu.lst file. I hope you havent change its persmission to local user.

28-08-2008, 07:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
gk2k gkbhat.blogspot.com Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mangalore/Bangalore Posts: 103	Triple boot My friend has XP & ubuntu installed on his system but he wants to have fedora along with these two.How to do it? He has enough free space on a different partition.

28-08-2008, 07:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rahim Married! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,515	Re: Triple boot Just install Fedora in that separated space and Grub(Bootloader) will pick the other 2 OS automatically. No sweat!! __________________ \|\| GNU/Linux User \|\| PCLOS KDE 4.6 \|\| 17" DELL Studio \|\| topdocumentaryfilms.com

28-08-2008, 09:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
gk2k gkbhat.blogspot.com Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mangalore/Bangalore Posts: 103	Re: Triple boot I tried by installing grub both in the mbr one occasion and on the hard drive partition . But both did not give the desired result.

28-08-2008, 10:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rahim Married! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,515	Re: Triple boot Thats strange. Ok. Install Fedora Grub in its partition and then edit the grub menu.lst of Ubuntu and enter this in that file Code: title Fedora root (hd0,6) configfile /boot/grub/menu.lst Change the partition as required and check if it is grub.conf in fedora instead of menu.lst and change accordingly. __________________ \|\| GNU/Linux User \|\| PCLOS KDE 4.6 \|\| 17" DELL Studio \|\| topdocumentaryfilms.com

29-08-2008, 08:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
gk2k gkbhat.blogspot.com Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mangalore/Bangalore Posts: 103	Re: Triple boot Thanks, I did the same thing and it worked...But with one change there is no default permission to edit menu.lst I gave it the necessary permission and it worked.

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29-08-2008, 12:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rahim Married! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,515	Re: Triple boot It always worked for me!!! What do you mean by "default permission"? You need root to edit menu.lst file. I hope you havent change its persmission to local user. __________________ \|\| GNU/Linux User \|\| PCLOS KDE 4.6 \|\| 17" DELL Studio \|\| topdocumentaryfilms.com

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