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HD0 - Windows Xp
HD1 - Ubuntu
HD2 - empty
I boot from HD0 and Grub comes up to choose either WinXP or Ubuntu.
Now I wanted to install Fedora ...
- 02-14-2009 #1Just Joined!
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triple boot question
HD0 - Windows Xp
HD1 - Ubuntu
HD2 - empty
I boot from HD0 and Grub comes up to choose either WinXP or Ubuntu.
Now I wanted to install Fedora 10 on HD2 which i chose at installation but it asks which drive to boot from, i chose HD2 but now when the computer boots, it goes straight to Fedora. I reinstalled Fedora on HD2 but this time i chose boot from HD0 but now i get the fedora Grub screen with XP and Fedora as options but I don't see my ubuntu OS. After a bit of googling, I added these lines to Grub from Fedora Grub edit
title Your New Operating System’s Name
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
though i see the Ubuntu option now, i don't get anything when i choose it.
hope anybody can help... I guess the real question is how to triple boot a system with 3 hard drives.
- 02-14-2009 #2
Fedora installer doesn't recognize other installed Linux distros. Thats an annoying problem/bug of Fedora installer. It detects Windows OS without any problem though.
Boot up Fedora and mount / partition of Ubuntu. Open /boot/grub/menu.lst file of Ubuntu and copy first title block ( title, root, kernel and initrd lines. ).
Add that title block in Fedora's /boot/grub/grub.conf file.It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
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- 02-14-2009 #3Just Joined!
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if i install Xp, then Fedora, then Ubuntu, will I be ok?
- 02-14-2009 #4
While installing fedora you can avoid install GRUB, and later add entry in your existing Ubuntu GRUB.
- 02-14-2009 #5Just Joined!
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triple boot is a easyiest without any additional conf and settings.
HD0
Made 3 Partitions
C:\ Primary
D:\Extended
Ext3:\linux
- 02-15-2009 #6Thats correct. Ubuntu installer will detect both, Windows XP and Fedora.if i install Xp, then Fedora, then Ubuntu, will I be ok?It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
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- 02-16-2009 #7


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