LinuxQuestions.org
Help answer threads with 0 replies.
Home Forums Tutorials Articles Register
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Distributions > Mandriva
User Name
Password
Mandriva This Forum is for the discussion of Mandriva (Mandrake) Linux.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 10-18-2004, 09:49 PM   #1
The_fuzzy_cow
Member
 
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: Fidalgo Island
Distribution: SuSe 9.2 x86_64
Posts: 35

Rep: Reputation: 15
Mdk 10.1 Grub booting problem.


I installed Gentoo and I want to dual boot the two distros. Well I setup Grub from Gentoo and it will boot Gentoo just fine, but I've ran into a problem with Mandrake. I believe that I'm not pointing to the correct kernel. So does anyone know what kernel Mandrake 10.1 AMD64 Edition run from? Else how can I find it? I see like 3 possible kernels. vmlinuz.... kernel<version>.4mdk and a Kernel<version>.

Bonus points if you could post the setup for grub. It's on HDB. Boot is HDB1, Swap HDB2, Root HDB3

Thanks
-Bryce
 
Old 10-21-2004, 09:05 AM   #2
aus9
LQ 5k Club
 
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: Western Australia
Distribution: Icewm
Posts: 5,842

Rep: Reputation: Disabled
In case I get it wrong no points to be awarded, eh? what not even half?

the mbr of gentoo has grub in it I assume?
so you edit your gentoo /boot/grub/menu.lst or /etc/grub.conf file so

title mdkk1
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb3 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img

don't have gentoo so assume its initrd.img could be .gz and its highly likely you use a initrd.

2) redo title mkdk2
replace vmlinuz with vmlinuz.....4 etc

3) redo title mdkk3
replace vmlinuz with vmlinuz.....?

4) However your first entry vmlinuz is a link file to the real kernel. If you can boot into mdk the try this in a terminal

ls -l /boot
should bring up a list of files and any links in your boot folder.
 
Old 10-21-2004, 09:07 AM   #3
aus9
LQ 5k Club
 
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: Western Australia
Distribution: Icewm
Posts: 5,842

Rep: Reputation: Disabled
and you may have to edit your initrd line for each mdk title as well
 
  


Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Dual booting XP/MDK 10.1 problem alirezan1 Linux - Newbie 1 12-19-2004 05:35 AM
Dual Booting WinXP/MDK with Lilo and Grub StealthSpectar Mandriva 5 11-09-2004 01:02 PM
booting problem using grub tacca *BSD 3 10-23-2004 03:58 PM
Problem booting with Mdk 9.1 and 9.2 NewtoSlack Mandriva 7 10-08-2003 12:14 PM
RH 9 Problem Booting with Grub scottym Linux - Distributions 1 08-03-2003 10:54 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Distributions > Mandriva

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:14 PM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration