21.4. Booting Another Operating System with LILO

If your system has multiple operating systems installed on different partitions or hard disks, you can use LILO to select which one to load at boot time. To add a new operating system that you can select at boot time, follow these steps:

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On the main page of the Linux Boot Loader module, click on the Create a new boot partition link to bring up the partition creation form.
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Enter a unique name for your new boot option into the Name field, such as windows98. Whatever you enter will appear in the LILO menu at boot time.
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Select the partition on which the operating system you want to boot from the Partition to boot menu. The selected partition must have an appropriate boot loader or boot sector ...

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