setup multi-boot
 

hi ..im a newbie in linux world ..n bit crazy too..to wanna install 3 os in a single hard disk..
i want to install windows 7 since there are some programs which run on windows only and basically im a newbie..
the second os i want to install is backtrack 3 final from live cd..
the third os i want to install is linux mint 6 kde..

i partitioned my hard disk as follows..
dev/sda1 primary partion NTFS C: 27 GB
dev/sda2 primary partion NTFS D: 40 GB
dev/sda3 primary partion SWAP 5 GB (RAM = 2 GB)
dev/sda5 logical partion / ext3 10 GB
dev/sda6 logical partion /boot ext3 10 GB
dev/sda7 logical partion /home ext3 12 GB
dev/sda8 logical partion reiserfs 10 GB

i installed windows 7 first ..thn installed linux mint 6 kde ..everything worked fine..grub was perfect..although i didnt do config.

thn i tried installing backtrack 3 final from live cd ..

thn now i can open nly windows ..linux mint wont open although it shows in grub..and backtrack wont show in grub..

i think both distros got installed in root

wat to do ..how to install..plz help me out..

thanks to linux geeks...

I have moved your post to a new thread---and given it a descriptive title. Please do not jump into old threads unless you have something directly relevant.

I don't have time at the moment to help---but the "booting" link in my sig might be useful.

Good Luck!!

For reference Python Rider I have never done a /home partition, just root for all...other members will know about that and grub configuring.

Here's my layout-

The FAT32 partition is for easy file storage and for sharing with Windows.

NOTE-the only Linux distro I have ever found that will 95% of the time recognize and correctly boot all partitions is Ubuntu-8.04/8.10
It's almost foolproof with Ubuntu, it will ask you when installing Grub if everything looks ok and will ask you if you wanna boot all the other partitions.

So, just install Ubuntu last or do it manually with help from people here.

Actually, just go get Ubuntu-SE and install it last and away you go!

hey guys i got it how to install the backtrack n linux mint and windows 7..although im getting problem in grub 1.5 ..i dont knw the kernel and initrd of backtrack and more over how to edit grub menu.lst in linux mint 6

Based on your last post, I am assuming you are able to boot Linux Mint? If so, boot it up and open a terminal/konsole and log in as root with sudo command. Create a mount point in Mint for Backtrack by: mkdir /mnt/backtrack. I don't know what filesystem Backtrack uses but assuming ext3 you would then mount Backtrack (as sudo): mount -t ext3 /dev/sda3 /mnt/backtrack. This command assumes Backtrack is on sda3 which it probably isn't so, run 'sudo fdisk -l' to get the correct partition. When you have done this, change to the Backtrack directory: cd /mnt/backtrac and run the command 'ls -l' and if you see a list of files you then navigate to the bootloader file to find the correct entry. Assuming Backtrack uses Grub, it would be 'cat /boot/grub/menu.lst' and in that file you should see your Backtrack entry. Copy it to Linux Mint /boot/grub/menu.lst file. This assumes you are using Linux Mint to boot?