Adding Slackware 10 to Grub

RoaCh Of DisCor · 09-14-2004, 06:07 PM

How would I do this? I have slack installed on a virtual machine..but decided to just install it on my harddrive...since I like it so much

Now I run into a problem though..

I decided to not install the lilo boot loader, because I have fedora core 2 installed, and it has the grub boot loader already set up. I want to simply add slackware to the loader. How would I do this? I know to edit the grub.conf..I just don't know what to add to it.

I used the default kernel.

CroMagnon · 09-14-2004, 06:59 PM

If grub is already installed, you shouldn't need to edit the grub.conf - try /boot/grub/menu.lst instead. You should find a file full of examples, which will help you set up various operating systems. The best thing is, once you edit that file, you're done! No re-installing the MBR like Lilo does.

insyte · 09-14-2004, 07:57 PM

edit /boot/grub/menu.lst

Add something like this

Quote:

title Slackware 10 K2.6.7-V2.7.2-bootsplash
root (hd0,15)
kernel /slackware/vmlinuz-2.6.7-V2.7.2-bootsplash root=/dev/hda6 ro vga=791
initrd /slackware/initrd.mai.splash
savedefault
boot

root (hd0,15) pertains to the location of /boot for your slack.

for the kernel line change
root=/dev/hda6 to the location of the / partition of slack
your kernel is probably /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.26-ide

for initrd, usually slack doesn't have an initrd.img unless you want to use one, in the example above, its a bootsplash image

Anyway just change your /boot/grub/menu.lst accordingly

RoaCh Of DisCor · 09-14-2004, 08:42 PM

I got it

Thanks!

MD3 · 09-18-2004, 05:17 AM

hi, i'm tryng setting up grub for slacky too... but i can't manage it.. here is my menu.lst:

Code:

#default is FreeBSD
default=1

#timeout is 15 secs.
timeout=15

#splash image
splashimage=(hd0,1)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

#FC 2 (/dev/hda1)
title Fedora Core 2.0
	root (hd0,1)
	kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.5-1.358 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
	initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.5-1.358.img

#FBSD 5.1 (/dev/hda2)
title FreeBSD 5.1
	rootnoverify (hd0,0)
	chainloader +1

#Slacky 9.1 (/dev/hda4)
title Slackware 9.1
	rootnoverify (hd0,3)
	chainloader +1

if i try to boot Slack it returns an error, but FreeBSD and Fedora Core boot regulary... i haven't any idea to how setting up this file, even if i read the previous messages

thanks all

MD3 · 09-18-2004, 05:26 AM

the error is the following:

Error 13: invalid or unsupported executable format

Cedrik · 09-18-2004, 05:58 AM

Change :
#Slacky 9.1 (/dev/hda4)
title Slackware 9.1
rootnoverify (hd0,3)
chainloader +1

to :
#Slacky 9.1 (/dev/hda4)
title Slackware 9.1
root (hd0,3)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz ro root=/dev/hda4

MD3 · 09-18-2004, 06:48 AM

thanks a lot cedric... i am now typing from slack

)

thanks again.. and bye

Alinuxnoob · 10-25-2004, 01:16 PM

Hey does anyone know if the slackware package from linuxpackages support "splashimage"

insyte · 10-25-2004, 02:00 PM

Not sure.

Try getting the source and patch from the debian website. Their grub supports splashimage. And just install it in slack.