[SOLVED] Adding Puppy frugal install to GRUB

ldmn · 06-02-2010, 02:53 AM

Greetings.

Would add a Puppy frugal install to Mint's GRUB.

1- I dont even find 'menu.lst', maybe 'grub.cfg' is what needs configuration?

2-I have the Puppy template for 'menu.lst', where should I insert it, and what commands should be used?

Code:

If you have GRUB installed, find the 'menu.lst' file (usually in /boot
in the partition in which GRUB is installed) and insert this:

title Puppy Linux 501 frugal in sda5 dir puppy501
rootnoverify (hd0,4)
kernel /puppy501/vmlinuz pmedia=atahd psubdir=puppy501 nosmp
initrd /puppy501/initrd.gz

If you have GRUB4DOS installed, find the 'menu.lst' file (usually in /
in the partition in which GRUB4DOS is installed) and insert this:

title Puppy Linux 501 frugal in sda5 dir puppy501
  find --set-root --ignore-floppies /puppy501/initrd.gz
  kernel /puppy501/vmlinuz pmedia=atahd psubdir=puppy501 nosmp
  initrd /puppy501/initrd.gz

And the Mint 'grub.cfg':

Code:

#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ]; then
  have_grubenv=true
  load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
  saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
  save_env saved_entry
  prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,2)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 01102c2c-3912-4075-a6f3-fd50333fec92
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=640x480
  insmod gfxterm
  insmod vbe
  if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
    # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
    # understand terminal_output
    terminal gfxterm
  fi
fi
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
  set timeout=-1
else
  set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/white
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/06_mint_theme ###
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,2)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 01102c2c-3912-4075-a6f3-fd50333fec92
insmod png
if background_image /boot/grub/linuxmint.png ; then
  set color_normal=white/black
  set color_highlight=white/light-gray
else
  set menu_color_normal=white/black
  set menu_color_highlight=white/light-gray
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/06_mint_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Linux Mint 8 Helena - Fluxbox CE, linux 2.6.31-14-generic (/dev/sda2)" {
        recordfail=1
        if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
	set quiet=1
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,2)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 01102c2c-3912-4075-a6f3-fd50333fec92
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=01102c2c-3912-4075-a6f3-fd50333fec92 ro   quiet splash
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
menuentry "Linux Mint 8 Helena - Fluxbox CE, linux 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)" {
        recordfail=1
        if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,2)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 01102c2c-3912-4075-a6f3-fd50333fec92
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=01102c2c-3912-4075-a6f3-fd50333fec92 ro single 
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Microsoft Windows XP Professional (on /dev/sda1)" {
	insmod ntfs
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f47418d474189b84
	drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
	chainloader +1
}
menuentry "Slackware Linux (Zenwalk 6.2) (on /dev/sda3)" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,3)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0b68c857-702c-4e3f-919c-42dbd2999543
	linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.5 root=/dev/sda3
}
menuentry "VectorLinux (on /dev/sda6)" {
	insmod reiserfs
	set root=(hd0,6)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9ebef548-b516-4e0e-b186-2d25325a4d57
	linux /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda6 ro vga = 791 append = "splash=silent
	initrd /boot/initrd
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

Thanx if you can help.

linus72 · 06-02-2010, 07:20 AM

Hello ldmn

here is grub2 grub.conf for puppy frugal

Code:

menuentry "Puppy Linux 501 frugal in sda5 dir puppy501" {
	set root=(hd0,4)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set (put output of "blkid" as root here)
        kernel /puppy501/vmlinuz pmedia=atahd psubdir=puppy501 nosmp
        initrd /puppy501/initrd.gz
}

to really do it though check it /etc/default/grub

ldmn · 06-03-2010, 01:58 AM

Greets Linus.

Thanx for gr8 enligthment, with a little modif it succeeded !
(in /boot/grub/grub.cfg)

Code:

menuentry "Puppy Linux 501 frugal in sda5 dir puppy501" {
	set root=(hd0,4)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4bfcad71-422e-4c52-a730-d26660ff326c
        linux /puppy501/vmlinuz root = /dev/sda5 
        initrd /puppy501/initrd.gz
}

kindofabuzz · 08-16-2010, 05:09 AM

Or you could've just installed Puppy's grub on the /boot partition of the Puppy install, then run sudo update-grub to in Mint and it will find Puppy and add it automatically.

Seneka77 · 01-22-2012, 01:49 PM

It helps me a lot =)
Greetings from anlúcar, SW of Spain