Dual Boot Slackware/Debian: Grub Config

cryingthug · 08-21-2010, 10:37 AM

I am getting a bit tired of rebooting and not getting Slackware to boot so I have to ask you guys how to configure this.
I have installed Slackware 13.1 first then Debian 5.0.5 after. I have tried about 20 different grub configs. The only thing I learned is what does not work.

this is what I have so far:

Code:

title           Slackware 13.1
root            (hd0,1)
kernel          /boot/vmlinux-generic-2.6.33.4 root=/dev/sda1

colorpurple21859 · 08-21-2010, 11:53 AM

Change your kernel line to this

Quote:

/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda2 ro vga=normal

To use one of generic kernel have to create a initrd.gz file by runinning mkinitrd, according to the /boot/README.initrd help file, and adding the following line

Quote:

initrd /boot/initrd.gz

to your slackware grub entry. This is assuming your slack install is on the second partition of your first harddrive

cryingthug · 08-24-2010, 07:40 PM

colorpurple21859, thanks! I'll try that.

cryingthug · 08-24-2010, 07:56 PM

This is the error I got:

Code:

Error 17: Cannot mount selected partition.

Slackware is installed on the first partiton.

Quote:

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

Change your kernel line to this
To use one of generic kernel have to create a initrd.gz file by runinning mkinitrd, according to the /boot/README.initrd help file, and adding the following line to your slackware grub entry. This is assuming your slack install is on the second partition of your first harddrive

colorpurple21859 · 08-24-2010, 08:08 PM

With Slackware being on the first partition your grub entry should be this if your using legacy grub

Quote:

title Slackware 13.1
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 vga=normal ro