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i really want to test slack 10.2 but i dont want slack to install lilo...
can anyone write down the grub.conf for a slack 10.2 install?
is there any special boot param or just
no need for boot that is for command mode only
no need for savedefault unless you made a mistake on which distro/kernel to boot into
delete quiet so you have verbose messages
I have a slackware type in my tut but more critical is to know why you have that root command from the tut
A good cheap roundabout way to get grub installed and working on your machine is this: finish the Slack installation with no boot loader. Get a linux live cd (Knoppix), and boot up from that. Mount your boot partition in Knoppix. Now, Knoppix has two programs. The names may vary, but there's one to install grub in a target directory, and one to generate a grub.conf file.
Run the grub install program from root in knoppix and target the proper directory in your slack boot partition (you might have to make it NOT read only first). Once that's done, copy the program that generates the grub.conf file into /usr/sbin of your boot partition (don't worry, this won't cause any problems). Not chroot into that partition and run the program. BAM! Instant grub.conf. A couple of tweaks and you're good to go!
A lot of people still use the 2.4 series kernel. I for one intend to continue doing so until Slackware is officially released with 2.6 support. I simply do not possess the time to tinker with the new kernel and with old boxes, the 2.4 kernel still works well.
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If I use that, however, the system hangs with an Error 15 file not found.
I once ran into similar issues. This journal entry shares the story, although not providing complete solutions:
Just a thought about your menu.lst config file. I don't know your partition scheme, but GRUB and kernel images usually are installed in the /boot directory. Thus, a first guess is that your entry for:
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