Re: Setting up dual-boot on Indigo2 for 6.5 and 5.3...

From: Ian Mapleson (mapesdhs_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/12/04

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    Date: 12 Aug 2004 02:59:54 -0700

    Gerhard Lenerz <lene4401@uni-trier.de> wrote:
    > Are these all NVRAM variables that are set?

    Yes. kernname is set automatically, as is root if it's cleared.

    > Maybe it is still trying to mount the root from the 6.5 disk
    > which is XFS that might not be readable for 5.3.

    Due to the kernel issues mentioned in my other reply, I think this
    is what's happening even though initially it must be grabbing the
    unix file from the 5.3 disk (otherwise the 5.3 copyright wouldn't
    appear I would have thought).

    When installing the 6.5 disk, I forgot to fx the disk using a 6.2
    boot CD, so yes 5.3 can't use it. My intention, once the dual-boot
    was up & active, was to clone the 6.5 disk elsewhere, re-fx/mkfs
    the disk with 6.2, then clone the 6.5 data back again. Both 5.3 with
    XFS and 6.5.x can mount XFS disks which have been initialised with
    6.2. Thus, the 5.3 disk will have the 6.5 disk mounted on /6.5
    for access, and vice versa. The 6.5 disk already has the 5.3 disk
    mounted on /5.3, works fine (the 5.3 disk is a 9GB, so 5.3 with
    XFS is essential).

    Cheers! :)

    Ian.

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