[SOLVED] How to add slackware in grub boot loader?

cola · 09-15-2009, 03:06 AM

I installed slackware 12.2 and lilo.
But could not get other linux distributions.
So i installed grub boot loader again.
This time can't get slackware in the list of grub boot loader.
How can i add slackware in grub boot loader?

mobinskariya · 09-15-2009, 03:09 AM

here is my slackware entry in /boot/menu.lst

Code:

title		Slackware 12-generic, kernel 2.6.27.7
root		(hd0,7)
kernel		/vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.27.7-smp root=/dev/sda11 ro quiet splash vga=791
initrd		/initrd.gz
quiet

the first root is your /boot partition and second root with vmlinuz is your root partition.
hope that helps.

mobin

gegechris99 · 09-15-2009, 03:14 AM

Hello,

There's a nice how-to on this blog:

http://gnu-linux-slackware.blogspot....gnu-grand.html

cola · 09-15-2009, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mobinskariya

here is my slackware entry in /boot/menu.lst

Code:

title		Slackware 12-generic, kernel 2.6.27.7
root		(hd0,7)
kernel		/vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.27.7-smp root=/dev/sda11 ro quiet splash vga=791
initrd		/initrd.gz
quiet

the first root is your /boot partition and second root with vmlinuz is your root partition.
hope that helps.

mobin

Error 15
File not found.

Can't boot.

mobinskariya · 09-15-2009, 03:29 AM

hope that you have replaced the device name with yours.

cola · 09-15-2009, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mobinskariya

hope that you have replaced the device name with yours.

I did this:

Code:

title		Slackware 12-generic, kernel 2.6.27.7
root		(hd0,4)
kernel		/vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.27.7-smp root=/dev/sda5 ro quiet splash vga=791
initrd		/initrd.gz
quiet

N.B: There is nothing like vmlinuz-generic-smp,initrd.gz in / .
vmlinuz-generic-smp is in /boot.

mobinskariya · 09-15-2009, 03:35 AM

ohhh i forgot to mention that, you must replace that too with yours.. and also your initrd.gz
anyway give us the output of

Code:

ls -l /boot

cola · 09-15-2009, 03:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mobinskariya

ohhh i forgot to mention that, you must replace that too with yours.. and also your initrd.gz
anyway give us the output of

Code:

ls -l /boot

Where is initrd.gz?

gegechris99 · 09-15-2009, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cola

Where is initrd.gz?

In /boot

cola · 09-15-2009, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gegechris99

In /boot

I don't know why.
This is the output after ls.

Code:

boot.0300                        diag1.img                            System.map-huge-2.6.27.7
boot_message.txt                 map                                  System.map-huge-smp-2.6.27.7-smp
config                           README.initrd                        vmlinuz
config-generic-2.6.27.7          slack.bmp                            vmlinuz-generic-2.6.27.7
config-generic-smp-2.6.27.7-smp  System.map                           vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.27.7-smp
config-huge-2.6.27.7             System.map-generic-2.6.27.7          vmlinuz-huge-2.6.27.7
config-huge-smp-2.6.27.7-smp     System.map-generic-smp-2.6.27.7-smp  vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.27.7-smp

cola · 09-15-2009, 03:48 AM

After the installation i got the console based black login screen.
The only option was to login as root.
Being root i did kdm start.

mobinskariya · 09-15-2009, 03:52 AM

sorry i wasnt at the desk and so didnt respond. if the problem is solved then mark this thread as solved which is under thread tools.

gegechris99 · 09-15-2009, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cola

After the installation i got the console based black login screen.
The only option was to login as root.
Being root i did kdm start.

To complete the installation of Slackware, please follow the instructions in Slackware-HOWTO. This file and other useful documents are available at the root directory of DVD (or first installation CD).

cola · 09-15-2009, 04:47 AM

Solved.
From /etc/lilo.conf:

Code:

image = /boot/vmlinuz
  root = /dev/hda5
  label = Linux
  read-only

I added in the menu.lst:

Code:

title		Slackware 12-generic, kernel 2.6.27.7
root		(hd0,4)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5
quiet

Now booting Slackware.

@mobinskariya
ls -l:

Code:

total 18672
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root     512 2009-09-14 19:21 boot.0300
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root     209 2009-09-14 19:21 boot_message.txt
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      28 2009-09-14 19:20 config -> config-huge-smp-2.6.27.7-smp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   89202 2008-11-21 11:01 config-generic-2.6.27.7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   89505 2008-11-21 10:20 config-generic-smp-2.6.27.7-smp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   89081 2008-11-21 11:20 config-huge-2.6.27.7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   89384 2008-11-21 10:33 config-huge-smp-2.6.27.7-smp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    5040 2008-11-30 00:43 diag1.img
-rw------- 1 root root   80896 2009-09-14 19:21 map
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      37 2009-09-14 19:08 README.initrd -> /usr/doc/mkinitrd-1.3.2/README.initrd
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   15754 2008-02-22 06:08 slack.bmp
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      32 2009-09-14 19:20 System.map -> System.map-huge-smp-2.6.27.7-smp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  927553 2008-11-21 11:01 System.map-generic-2.6.27.7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  965704 2008-11-21 10:20 System.map-generic-smp-2.6.27.7-smp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1393024 2008-11-21 11:20 System.map-huge-2.6.27.7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1432921 2008-11-21 10:33 System.map-huge-smp-2.6.27.7-smp
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      29 2009-09-14 19:20 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.27.7-smp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2220880 2008-11-21 11:01 vmlinuz-generic-2.6.27.7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2347888 2008-11-21 10:20 vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.27.7-smp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4540208 2008-11-21 11:20 vmlinuz-huge-2.6.27.7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4727664 2008-11-21 10:33 vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.27.7-smp

vmlinuz=

Code:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      29 2009-09-14 19:20 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.27.7-smp

not

Code:

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2347888 2008-11-21 10:20 vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.27.7-smp

That's why it was not working:

Code:

title		Slackware 12-generic, kernel 2.6.27.7
root		(hd0,4)
kernel		/vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.27.7-smp root=/dev/hda5 ro quiet splash vga=791
initrd		/initrd.gz
quiet

And initrd is not needed.
Got from http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ckware-447626/

mobinskariya · 09-15-2009, 04:55 AM

huge kernels dont need initrd since filesystem drivers are compiled into the kernel..note that i have given you a generic kernel and it should have an initrd.img since the filesystem drivers are loaded as modules.and vmlinuz is only a softlink to your huge kernel..it doesnt matter here since i gave you the right generic kernel image and not vmlinuz

anyway congrats and always stick to one thread..if it is solved mark the thread solved using thread tools

regards
mobin