4MLinux ~ GRUB + other language computer keyboard layouts

heistein369 · 07-21-2020, 11:28 AM

Hi!

1. Before installation 4MLinux 33.0 on my SATA hard drive, it was divided and worked properly:

sda1> win xp sp3
sda2> linux artfulpup 17.11
sda3> empty (ext4)

I have already installed 4Mlinux 33.0 on sda3 partition.

The operating system booted fine.

I have run GNU GRUB "command" as listed in instructions on their website.

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N6SZnTFRy...0/snapshot.png

Only the partition sda1 (win xp) was found. The other one (with artfulpup 17.11 on it) was not found.

How can I fix this please?

2. IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY TO SET OTHER LANGUAGE COMPUTER KEYBOARD LAYOUT PLESE? ( the czech one or some where the 3rd row of keys is> q w e r t Z

I am looking forward to zour answer :-)

Jiri

zk1234 · 07-21-2020, 01:23 PM

Hi,

Keyboard: Menu->Settings->Locale>Keyboard
Grub: it must find /boot/vmlinuz on /dev/sda2, so make sure that /mnt/sda2 is mounted and /mnt/sda2/boot/vmlinuz exists.

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heistein369 · 07-21-2020, 02:47 PM

vmlinuz exists >

but it is stored in another path in another folder:

/mnt/sda2/artfulpup17.11frugal/vmlinuz

Am I allowed to move it not to get destroyed the system on this partition?

Keyboard: Menu->Settings->Locale>Keyboard

opens kbd.conf file where the text is:

Default keyboard layout:
LAYOUT=us

??? Should I rewrite "us" to "cz" and save the change? And will it work like that?

zk1234 · 07-21-2020, 03:07 PM

GRUB:

Code:

mkdir /mnt/sda2/boot 2>/dev/null
cp /mnt/sda2/artfulpup17.11frugal/vmlinuz /mnt/sda2/boot/
update-grub

KEYBOARD:
Yes, "LAYOUT=cz" should do the trick.

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colorpurple21859 · 07-21-2020, 03:16 PM

add this entry to the end of /etc/grub.d/40_custom

Code:

menuentry 'Puppy artfulpup'{
set root=(hd0,2)
linux /artfulpup17.11frugal/vmlinuz subdir=artfulpup17.11frugal 
initrd /artfulpup17.11frugal/initrd.gz
}

You may have to edit this by checking the puppy menu.lst and make the linux line of this menuentry match the kernel line of the menu.lst, less the word kernel, match the initrd line of menu.lst to the initrd of this menuentry
Then rerun the grub command

zk1234 · 07-21-2020, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

add this entry to the end of /etc/grub.d/40_custom

Code:

menuentry 'Puppy artfulpup'{
set root=(hd0,2)
linux /artfulpup17.11frugal/vmlinuz subdir=artfulpup17.11frugal 
initrd /artfulpup17.11frugal/initrd.gz
}

You may have to edit this by checking the puppy menu.lst and make the linux line of this menuentry match the kernel line of the menu.lst, less the word kernel, match the initrd line of menu.lst to the initrd of this menuentry
Then rerun the grub command

This may be even better solution.

heistein369 · 07-22-2020, 01:21 AM

I got:

Code:

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error: syntax error
error: Incorrect command
error: syntax error

Anyway, thank You for your help -> The keyboard-trick has worked great!

colorpurple21859 · 07-22-2020, 06:38 AM

post the /etc/grub.d/40_custom and the puppy menu.lst

heistein369 · 07-22-2020, 08:47 AM

Code:

#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
# 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.
menuentry 'Puppy artfulpup'{
set root=(hd0,2)
linux /artfulpup17.11frugal/vmlinuz subdir=artfulpup17.11frugal
initrd /artfulpup17.11frugal/initrd.gz
}

heistein369 · 07-22-2020, 08:53 AM

Code:

# menu.lst produced by grub4dosconfig-v1.9.2
color white/blue black/cyan white/black cyan/black
#splashimage=/splash.xpm
timeout 10
default 0

# Frugal installed Puppy

title Puppy artfulpup 17.11 (sda5/artfulpup17.11frugal)
  uuid 66d96a81-9120-49de-86d4-9c0bceac4fdd
  kernel /artfulpup17.11frugal/vmlinuz   psubdir=artfulpup17.11frugal pmedia=atahd pfix=fsck
  initrd /artfulpup17.11frugal/initrd.gz

# Full installed Linux

title 4MLinux (sda6/boot)
  uuid 1623f198-304e-4bee-aefc-2df067f61656
  kernel /boot/vmlinuz-4MLinux root=/dev/sda6 ro
  initrd /boot/bzImage

# Windows
# this entry searches Windows on the HDD and boot it up
title Windows\nBoot up Windows if installed
  errorcheck off
  find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd  /bootmgr
  chainloader /bootmgr
  find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd  /ntldr
  chainloader /ntldr
  find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd   /io.sys
  chainloader /io.sys
  errorcheck on

# Advanced Menu
title Advanced menu
  configfile /menu-advanced.lst
  commandline

colorpurple21859 · 07-22-2020, 09:31 AM

Based on your menu.lst change the 40_custom to this and then rerun gnu grub

Code:

menuentry 'Puppy artfulpup'{
set root=(hd0,5)
linux /artfulpup17.11frugal/vmlinuz psubdir=artfulpup17.11frugal pmedia=atahd pfix=fsck
initrd /artfulpup17.11frugal/initrd.gz
}

heistein369 · 07-22-2020, 10:52 AM

It finally works. Thank you very much!

colorpurple21859 · 07-22-2020, 11:01 AM

Your welcome