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Operating Systems Linux Slackware Install more than one OS in a single partition... Post 302160582 by niterobin on Tuesday 22nd of January 2008 06:41:02 AM
Old 01-22-2008
My thought is that it depends on the file system. If both operating systems use the same file system and one of them has dual boot capabilties, then it's possible. The only example I know of this was OS/2 and MS-DOS/Windows, if the partition was formatted as FAT16.

I'm not sure it would be possible with Unixes, as I don't know very much about the file systems concerned. I personally run Slackware, which is formatted as EXT2, and also WINXP, which uses NTFS formatting for its partition. Because the formatting of the file systems are different, it isn't possible, as far as I know, to install both of the operating systems on the same partition. And, even if it was, then you'd need a boot loader to switch between each of the operating systems. If one doesn't exist, then you'd have to write it yourself - and I *really* don't have a clue as to how to go about doing that.

If you're trying to install a second operating system without losing data from the first one, then maybe Gparted would be useful to you. It runs from a bootable CD, and enables you to resize a partition to free up disk space and to create new partitions outside the existing one. The homepage for it is here: GParted -- LiveCD

Some caveats: back up your existing partition before you use Gparted. I used it with no problems, but it's always best to err on the safe side. And, if you're installing a form of Linux, you'll need *two* partitions, a bigger one for the Linux installation, and a smaller one to use as the swap partition.

HTH.
 

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vparconfig(1M)															    vparconfig(1M)

NAME
vparconfig - specify the partition mode policy, partition CLM policy, and partition ILM policy for the next system boot SYNOPSIS
[mode]] memtype size DESCRIPTION
The command sets the EFI variable that determines the partition mode on Itanium-based systems and then automatically reboots the system. The partition mode policy can be vPars or nPars. In addition, the command sets the partition ILM policy EFI variable (for InterLeaved Memory) and the partition CLM policy EFI variable (for Cell Local Memory). However, the reboot does not happen automatically. The partition ILM policy or partition CLM policy change will only occur when you reboot the system using the command. The default behavior of the command specified without any options is to display the current settings of the partition mode policy, the par- tition ILM policy, and the partition CLM policy. This command is only available at the EFI shell if the vPars depot has been installed on the disk. This command is not supported on PA-RISC platforms. Options and Arguments recognizes the following command line options and arguments: Specifies the partition mode for the next system boot and then automatically reboots the system. The valid values for mode are case-insen- sitive and The system reboots in the following ways: o If mode is then after reboot, the system will be in vPars mode. vPars mode allows you to boot the vPars Monitor and virtual partitions in the next nPartition boot. o If mode is then after reboot, the system will be in nPars mode. In nPars mode you cannot boot the vPars Monitor or virtual partitions. However, you can boot HP-UX as a standalone operating system. o If is specified with no arguments, then the system reboots with the existing mode. memtype size Specifies the desired granularity of Cell Local Memory (CLM) or InterLeaved Memory (ILM) to be set in the appropriate EFI variable for the next reboot. memtype is either or size specifies the desired granularity in megabytes corresponding to memtype. Only a decimal value is allowed to specify the gran- ule size. Displays command line options and arguments. EXAMPLES
Reboot the system to mode. Reboot the system to mode. Set the ILM granularity to 128 MB. Set the CLM granularity to 128 MB. AUTHOR
was developed by the Hewlett-Packard Company. SEE ALSO
vparenv(1M). Itanium(R)-Based Systems Only vparconfig(1M)
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