multiple os's

dkitt10 · Apr 14, 2004

ok basically I want two os's on my computer

win xp home and redhat 9

whichy program can I use that when I strat my computer it wil show I screen that I can pick the os I want to boot with

or how can I make my computer do that automatically??

thx

9mmCensor · Apr 15, 2004

Lilo will do it for you, and it is set up automatically by a linux install (when windows is already installed)

{PMS}fishy · Apr 15, 2004

Yep, Lilo or Grub. They will find installs of other OSes and normall set it up for you.

If you install Windows after Linux, Windows will write over the bootloader, and you will have to reinstall it

dkitt10 · Apr 15, 2004

cool cause I already have windows installed

Malakai · Apr 15, 2004

grub > lilo

just add an entry for the "other" os in /boot/grub/grub.conf (chances are your distro will do this for you).

dkitt10 · Apr 15, 2004

the other two guys mention Lilo first...what makes Grub better according too you??

VaTechHokies · Apr 15, 2004

I've worked with both of them...they are not all THAT different. Grub IMO is easier to work with though because there are less things you have to worry about. If you do ever have to manually edit grub.conf, you don't have to run/execute the file when you're done where as you do with lilo. I am sure there are other reasons, but this is just the one that I have run into.

dkitt10 · Apr 15, 2004

I tlaked to my school tech he said grub...he said Lilo's fine but he perfers grub so ya

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