[Gllug] GRUB

[mallum]

If Vmware not an option then I definetly take the GRUB route. It seems
that this is overtaking lilo nowadays due to its feature set ( no need
to run after every kernel install etc.. )

Good luck !

mallumx

> 
> VM ware was an option I originally considered but it costs ?300 per 
> machine and to be honest I would rather spend my budget on network 
> switches, routers servers and beer, hence the GRUB query.  However if 
> the designers wanted VM ware that badly....
> 
> I have a couple of spare Celeron boxes and lots of spare IDE drives 
> ranging from 1.2 to 8gb each so setting up 98 on the 1st partition of 
> the master IDE should mean that everything else will fall into place.
> 
> I am going to try GRUB anyhow if it all ends in tears I will convince 
> the designers that VM ware is something that they really need to buy.
> 
> Thanks for the advice
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Monday, August 6, 2001, at 05:36 PM, mallum wrote:
> 
> >An easier solution to get all these OS's to play nicely with each
> >other on the same box maybe to consider using vmware, espesially
> >if its just to test different browser enviroments.
> >
> >mallum
> >
> >
> >on Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 02:10:53PM +0000, Jim Bailey wrote:
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>has anyone had much experience with GRUB as a loader as I need to set 
> >>up
> >>a couple of test machines to run numerous OS's and variants of browsers
> >>for our developers to test on and I thought GRUB would be a good choice
> >>as it doesn't require a specific OS to boot from or to and has a
> >>graphical option.
> >>
> >>Here is a list of OS's and browsers I need to boot to (non exhaustive):
> >>
> >>- win nt service pack 6, running ie 4.0
> >>- win 2k, running ie 5.0
> >>- win 2k, running ie 5.5
> >>- win 98, running ie 4.0
> >>- win 98 running ie 5.0
> >>- win nt running ie 5.0
> >>- a windows machine running aol
> >>- Linux box running Netscape 4.x
> >>- Linux box running Netscape 6.x
> >>- Linux box running Mozilla latest
> >>- Linux box running Konqueror
> >>- Linux box running Galeon
> >>
> >>Some of these browser can exist on the same partition and some can not,
> >>what I want is something that the designers can use unsupported to
> >>select their choices.
> >>
> >>Thanks Jim
> >>
> >>"The purpose of propaganda is not to change the peoples minds but to
> >>convince them  of our common belief."
> >>
> >>--Joseph Goebbels, The Diaries
> >>
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