oot@ubuntu:/home/boots # mount -t ext2 /dev/hda4 /mnt/xandros
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda4,
or too many mounted file systems
(aren't you trying to mount an extended partition,
instead of some logical partition inside?)
root@ubuntu:/home/boots # mount -t jfs /dev/hda4 /mnt/xandros
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda4,
or too many mounted file systems
(aren't you trying to mount an extended partition,
instead of some logical partition inside?)

this is what I received. I did the first one then remembered that Xandros by defaul mounts reiserFS. ( I think that name is correct) Sorry noob. I'm guessing I need to replace the ext2 or jfs with one for the reiserFS. What would that be?

Thanks

and this

root@ubuntu:/home/boots # mount -t reiserfs /dev/hda4 /mnt/xandros
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda4,
or too many mounted file systems
(aren't you trying to mount an extended partition,
instead of some logical partition inside?)

Run the command: fdisk -l /dev/hda and post the results back please.

woot, ok I'm in, it was hda5. hda4 is split into hda5 and hda6. Sorry, brain fart, noobb style. :}
Ok now that im in how can i find the kernel info? I'm soo close guys sorry for being a pain.

I found a file in the boot folder that contains a file : vmlinuz-2.6.9-x1.... but that doesn't look right.

Ok, it is Kernel 2.6.9-x1. I coppied what you guys told me to copy. And made the changes. But when i try to boot into Xandros it gives me an Error 15: says it cant "locate" /boot/initrd.img-269-x1. But it is there I'm looking at it with xandros mounted. What gives? What did I do wrong now? Thought I was there.

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.8.1-5-386
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-5-386 root=/dev/hda1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8.1-5-386
savedefault
boot

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.8.1-5-386 (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-5-386 root=/dev/hda1 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8.1-5-386
savedefault
boot

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.8.1-3-386
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-3-386 root=/dev/hda1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8.1-3-386
savedefault
boot

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.8.1-3-386 (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-3-386 root=/dev/hda1 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8.1-3-386
savedefault
boot

title Xandros, kernel 2.6.9-x1
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-x1 root=/dev/hda5 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.9-x1
savedefault
boot


title Memory test
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin

That is what I have in my menu.lst.
hda4 is split into hda5 ( xandros / ) and hda6 (xandros /home)

the image file is there and is named exactly that except it has a .gz extension. I'm obviously missing something, im an idiot i guess.

Can someone help me finish this off? please

I just ran into this problem yesterday so you may be in luck.
While in Ubuntu, mount the xandros system and chroot into it. then run the command: rdev to see what it thinks you should call the xandros root.

Do these commands.
mkdir /mnt/test
mount /dev/hda5 /mnt/test
chroot /mnt/test
rdev
exit

Post the results of rdev and put that info in your grub.conf
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-x1 root= ###put output of rdev here ###


title Xandros, kernel 2.6.9-x1
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-x1 root=??????????
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.9-x1

This is what I get and entering it didn't work.

root@ubuntu:/home/boots # mkdir /mnt/test
mkdir: cannot create directory `/mnt/test': File exists
root@ubuntu:/home/boots # mount /dev/hda5 /mnt/test
root@ubuntu:/home/boots # chroot /mnt/test
ubuntu:/# rdev
0x0305 /
ubuntu:/#





Also, i ran fdisk and got this....

root@ubuntu:/home/boots # fdisk -l /dev/hda

Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77545 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 20318 10240240+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 20319 40635 10239768 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 40636 42667 1024128 83 Linux
/dev/hda4 42668 77545 17578512 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5 42668 58921 8191984+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 58922 77545 9386464+ 83 Linux
root@ubuntu:/home/boots #


maybe that will offer more info.

Thanks again everyone. I'm soo close i can smell it.

That's exactly what I ran into yesterday! put the number into your menu.lst / grub.conf.....

Edit: I just noticed that you didn't have gz at the end of the initrd

depending on what filesystem xandros uses by default you'll need to type:
mount -t reiserfs /dev/hda4 /mnt/xandros

if that doesn't work try changing reiserfs to ext2,ext3 or....i cant think of any more worth mentioning, but only 'cos i don't use anything else.

So you do need the .gz extension then? Cause this is the part that seems to give me an error 15 when trying to boot into xandros:

initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.9-x1.gz

but I don't have the gz on there. I will give that a try, and let you guys all know how it goes. Think I'm going to do a short lil write up on how to do this, since I know all the commands now by heart. Cross your fingers....

yeah, and the kernel-2.6.9.... if there is one.
if xandros used grub then just copy everything from /mnt/xandros/boot/grub/grub.conf and paste it into ubuntu's /boot/grub/grub.conf.