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slackbook:booting [2012/09/05 05:18 (UTC)] – [Dual Booting with Partitions] copied original text and correct formatting mfillpotslackbook:booting [2012/09/12 20:42 (UTC)] (current) – [Sources] Bullet Points sycamorex
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-<code>+<code bash>
 darkstar:~# ls -1 /boot/vmlinuz* darkstar:~# ls -1 /boot/vmlinuz*
 /boot/vmlinuz-huge-2.6.29.4 /boot/vmlinuz-huge-2.6.29.4
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 darkstar:~# mkinitrd --help darkstar:~# mkinitrd --help
 mkinitrd creates an initial ramdisk (actually an initramfs cpio+gzip mkinitrd creates an initial ramdisk (actually an initramfs cpio+gzip
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 darkstar:~# mount darkstar:~# mount
 /dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw,barrier=1,data=ordered) /dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw,barrier=1,data=ordered)
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 darkstar:~# mkinitrd -f ext4 -r /dev/sda1 darkstar:~# mkinitrd -f ext4 -r /dev/sda1
 </code> </code>
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 darkstar:~# >/prompt>cat /etc/mkinitrd.conf.sample darkstar:~# >/prompt>cat /etc/mkinitrd.conf.sample
 # See "man mkinitrd.conf" for details on the syntax of this file # See "man mkinitrd.conf" for details on the syntax of this file
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 darkstar:~# /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh darkstar:~# /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh
 mkinitrd -c -k 2.6.33.4 -f ext3 -r /dev/sda3 -m \ mkinitrd -c -k 2.6.33.4 -f ext3 -r /dev/sda3 -m \
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 installer, but you can run it at any time from a terminal. installer, but you can run it at any time from a terminal.
  
-{{ :slackware:setup_lilo_cl.png?550 |}}+{{ :slackbook:setup-lilo.png?550 |}}
  
 **//liloconfig//** has two modes of operation: **//liloconfig//** has two modes of operation:
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 # LILO configuration file # LILO configuration file
  
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 vga = 773 vga = 773
 .... many more lines ommitted .... .... many more lines ommitted ....
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 # LILO configuration file # LILO configuration file
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   table = /dev/sda   table = /dev/sda
 # Windows bootable partition config ends # Windows bootable partition config ends
-</code>+</file>
  
  
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 darkstar:~# lilo darkstar:~# lilo
 Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
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 ==== Dual Booting from Hard Drives ==== ==== Dual Booting from Hard Drives ====
  
-Dual booting between different physical hard drives is often easier than with partitions since the computer's BIOS or EFI almost invariably has a boot device chooser that allows you to interrupt the boot process immediately after POST and choose what drive should get priority.+Dual booting between different physical hard drives is often 
 +easier than with partitions since the computer's BIOS or EFI 
 +almost invariably has a boot device chooser that allows you to 
 +interrupt the boot process immediately after POST and choose what 
 +drive should get priority. 
 + 
 + 
 +The snag key to enter the boot picker is different for each brand 
 +of motherboard; consult the motherboard's manual or read the 
 +splash screen to find out what your computer requires. Typical 
 +keys are <key>'F1'</key>, <key>'F12'</key>, 
 +<key>'DEL'</key>. For Apple computers, it is always the 
 +<key>'Option'</key> (Alt) key. 
 + 
 + 
 +If you manage the boot priority via BIOS or EFI, then each boot 
 +loader on each hard drive is only aware of its own drive and will 
 +never interfere with one another. This is rather contrary to what 
 +a boot loader is designed to do but can be a useful workaround 
 +when dealing with proprietary operating systems which insist upon 
 +being the only OS on the system, to the detriment of the user'
 +preference. 
  
-The snag key to enter the boot picker is different for each brand of motherboard; consult the motherboard's manual or read the splash screen to find out what your computer requires. Typical keys are **F1, F12DEL**For Apple computers, it is always the **Option** (Alt) key.+If you don't have the luxury of having multiple internal hard 
 +drives and don't feel comfortable juggling another partition and 
 +OS on your computer, you might also consider using a bootable USB thumbdrive or even a 
 +virtual machine to give you access to another OSBoth of these 
 +options is outside the scope of this book, but they've commonplace 
 +and might be the right choice for you, depending on your needs.
  
-If you manage the boot priority via BIOS or EFI, then each boot loader on each hard drive is only aware of its own drive and will never interfere with one another. This is rather contrary to what a boot loader is designed to do but can be a useful workaround when dealing with proprietary operating systems which insist upon being the only OS on the system, to the detriment of the user's preference. 
  
-If you don't have the luxury of having multiple internal hard drives and don't feel comfortable juggling another partition and OS on your computer, you might also consider using a bootable USB thumbdrive or even a virtual machine to give you access to another OS. Both of these options is outside the scope of this book, but they've commonplace and might be the right choice for you, depending on your needs.+====== Chapter Navigation ====== 
 +**Previous Chapter: [[slackbook:install|Installation]]**
  
 +**Next Chapter: [[slackbook:shell|Basic Shell Commands]]**
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