grubconfig for grub 0.97 on hdd or usb: is there a patch for ext4?

Larry Webb · 01-31-2012, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Cedrik

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Actually, you can not install grub in Slackware's /boot if /boot is not separate partition and Slackware's root partition is ext4 formated :/

I believe there is a patch for grub legacy and ext4 file system. Suse still uses legacy and by default is ext4.

I agree when using multiple distros that chainloading with a separate /boot partition is the easy way in the long run.

I also gave up on grub legacy and have found grub2 as easy as grub legacy to install when using a live cd.

captain_sensible · 01-31-2012, 08:06 AM

ok that explains my problems.

francois.e · 01-31-2012, 12:15 PM

Personnally I prefer grub legacy or 0.97 to grub2. It is more simple to modify.

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#installpkg grub-0.97-i486-9.txz ,so without using a network how do you install the patch?

With grub-0.97-i486-9.txz you do not need to install the patch. It is included.

From there you can use grubconfig to install the menu.lst on sda2 (antix) or on sda3, and if grubconfig provides the right menu.lst entry for slackware (what it should do), you should be able to boot slackware.

Was there some menu.lst entries for /boot/grub/ on sda2 for antix? If there were make a backup of them outside /boot/grub of sda2, to use them later, if the grubconfig generated entries are not appropriate.

Then using cli mode with grubconfig command access the dialog:
1)simple option
2)standard
3)boot directory:
/dev/sda2 (for antix partition)
4)grub is mbr:
sda

Then reboot, it should boot slackware and maybe also antix. If not you need the appropriate entry in menu.lst for slackware and/or antix.

Here is a model of menu.lst entry grub legacy for slackware, see post 2:
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/sla...ware-grub.html

title Slackware
root (hd0,x)
kernel /<vmlinuz_filename> ro root=/dev/hda<partition>
initrd /<initrd_filename>

Are these partition on hard disk or are they on usb? (I have the impression that you are talking about a hdd installation) Where are located the vmlinuz_filename and initrd_filename?

Cedrik · 01-31-2012, 12:48 PM

Note that this menu entry is for separate /boot partition.
If /boot is not separate, entry should be:

Code:

title Slackware
  root (hd0,x)
  kernel /boot/<vmlinuz_filename> ro root=/dev/sda<partition>
  initrd /boot/<initrd_filename>

captain_sensible · 01-31-2012, 03:12 PM

ok

thanks all posts above valuable & helpful

I've done it for a hard drive with windows and slackware dual boot with grub 0.97

Windows on first sda1
swap sda2
slackware sda3 (installed as ext2)

toggle boot flag for sda3

It actually wasn't that bad at lilo set up stage of slackware installation I skipped it, then I re-booted using installation disc. Then I found grub 0.97 on fourth disc (extras)

Drop & dragged txz file to desktop & installed using installpkg

then as root
#grubconfig I selected to root, couple of steps was done & this time I found menu.lst
in sda3 /boot/grub

can't wait to try(not) grub2

impert · 01-31-2012, 03:47 PM

@francois.e
Ubuntu's (and fedora's among others) version of legacy grub can handle ext4. Since grub has no dependencies, you can simply copy it into the /boot directory of another distribution.