Powerless Author Share Posted April 26, 2004 Well I hav to go work :( But as I have nothing on Fedora, Apps, docs that I wish to keep...I am prepared to start over...In other words install Fedora and Mandrake again. It does not take long as I've found many times :D Tell me what to take note of...? But i'll try it again markjensen with hdb7 and I'll do yours as well kongit Link to post Share on other sites
Powerless Author Share Posted April 26, 2004 P.s. This is fun by the way Just wish I had my boot.ini file :( Link to post Share on other sites
Powerless Author Share Posted April 26, 2004 Alright mount hdb7 to /mnt/mandrake.what is in /mnt/mandrake/boot ? Before I go... I typed: mount /dev/hdb7 /mnt/mandrake ls /mnt/mandrake > /home/username/hd7list umount /mnt/mandrake Is that right? Well I see nothing in the Mandrake directory... But I do have a hdb7list in my /username binboot dev etc home initrd lib mnt opt proc root sbin sys tmp usr var Link to post Share on other sites
markjensen Veteran Share Posted April 26, 2004 Ahhh, ok! You did get a listing of your hdb7! Good. :D Unfortunately, I am off to work myself.... :( Maybe someone will help figure out which is which and get you booting them both before I return. If not, I will help you take a look at it later. Mark Link to post Share on other sites
kongit Share Posted April 26, 2004 mount /dev/hdb7 /mnt/mandrakels /mnt/mandrake > /home/username/hd7list umount /mnt/mandrake Thats correct :) now instead of ls /mnt/madrake do ls /mnt/mandrake/boot Link to post Share on other sites
Powerless Author Share Posted April 26, 2004 Ahhh, ok! You did get a listing of your hdb7! Good. :DUnfortunately, I am off to work myself.... :( Maybe someone will help figure out which is which and get you booting them both before I return. If not, I will help you take a look at it later. Mark Sowwie :( Link to post Share on other sites
Powerless Author Share Posted April 26, 2004 Thats correct :) now instead of ls /mnt/madrake do ls /mnt/mandrake/boot As follows: boot.0300config-2.6.3-4mdk diag1.img diag2.img grub initrd-2.6.3-4mdk.img initrd.img map message message-graphic message-text System.map-2.6.3-4mdk uk.klt vmlinuz vmlinuz-2.6.3-4mdk Link to post Share on other sites
markjensen Veteran Share Posted April 27, 2004 Ok. hdb7 is your Mandrake install (/boot/ is populated, and the kernel images have "mdk" in them) hdb9 is Mandrake's /home/ hdb10 is Fedora's /boot/ hdb11 is Fedora's root (/) Now, we need to construct your GRUB commands. :wacko: At the GRUB level, drives are numbered a bit differently (starting with 0, plus no letter designation) So, we need to get to the GRUB level and try the following: root (hd1,9) kernel /vmlinuz ro root=/dev/hdb11 should boot Fedora.... and... root (hd1,6) kernel /vmlinuz ro root=/dev/hdb9 should boot Mandrake (though I am much less certain of this one). If this doesn't work, let's dig into the drives and parse the grub.conf files for each. One last question (since this thread is really quite long, and I am too lazy at the moment to scan through it), which Linux (if any) can you boot up into? Also, if you can, mount hdb7 and get a copy of /etc/grub.conf and mount hdb11 and get a copy of that /etc/grub.conf too.... Link to post Share on other sites
Powerless Author Share Posted April 28, 2004 (edited) So, we need to get to the GRUB level and try the following:root (hd1,9) kernel /vmlinuz ro root=/dev/hdb11 should boot Fedora.... I get: [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x1400, size=ox12d50dj] and...root (hd1,6) kernel /vmlinuz ro root=/dev/hdb9 should boot Mandrake (though I am much less certain of this one). I get: Error 15: File not found One last question (since this thread is really quite long, and I am too lazy at the moment to scan through it), which Linux (if any) can you boot up into?Fedora :D Also, if you can, mount hdb7 and get a copy of /etc/grub.confand mount hdb11 and get a copy of that /etc/grub.conf too.... On it's way... Edited April 28, 2004 by Powerless Link to post Share on other sites
Powerless Author Share Posted April 28, 2004 OK we all still here? grub.conf for hdb7 # grub.conf generated by anaconda# # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. # root (hd1,9) # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdb11 # initrd /initrd-version.img #boot=/dev/hda default=1 timeout=10 splashimage=(hd1,9)/grub/splash.xpm.gz title Fedora Core (2.4.22-1.2115.nptl) root (hd1,9) kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl ro root=LABEL=/ hdd=ide-scsi rhgb initrd /initrd-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl.img title Windows XP rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1 grub.conf for hdb11 Now I've hit a problem with hdb11 after I did the above, my trash bin has become non existant and I cannot view my files ion HOME? Now I copied the hd11 grub.conf to deskop and peformed a chmod 666 on it, then it all went wrong... Link to post Share on other sites
markjensen Veteran Share Posted April 28, 2004 Ok. One step at a time... Can you get to GRUB, and to the "c" for command again? Then enter: root (hd1,9) kernel /vmlinuz ro root=LABEL=/ If that doesn't work, do it the longer way, and try: root (hd1,9) kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl ro root=LABEL=/ hdd=ide-scsi rhgb The first one should boot Fedora. The second one will* boot Fedora. We will take it from there on the Mandrake thing. Can you still read from hdb11? It wasn't clear after the whole thing when you said "then it all went wrong..." :blink: * By "will", I mean that it "should" boot Fedora. If it doesn't I QUIT! :wacko: Link to post Share on other sites
Powerless Author Share Posted April 28, 2004 Well I guess I'll be seeing you then :( Nothing worked... I'm still getting: [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x1400, size=ox12d50dj] "then it all went wrong..." I cannot access /home/username/desktop. Also Trash has the samething. Link to post Share on other sites
markjensen Veteran Share Posted April 28, 2004 Aaaarrrrgghhhh! :angry: I don't see how that last one failed. It was the exact same thing that you said was in your GRUB! :unsure: I just copied it and pasted it when I replied to your email. There are strange gremlins in this PC, indeed! :no: Link to post Share on other sites
Powerless Author Share Posted April 28, 2004 Well it's no worries! :o One point: I type: root (hd1,9) <ret> and then type: kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl ro root=LABEL=/ hdd=ide-scsi rhgb <ret> right? Link to post Share on other sites
kongit Share Posted April 28, 2004 kernel (hd1,9)/vmlinuz-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl root=? Link to post Share on other sites
markjensen Veteran Share Posted April 28, 2004 kernel (hd1,9)/vmlinuz-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl root=? My Fedora grub.conf is a little weird, too. title Fedora Core (2.4.22-1.2188.nptl) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.22-1.2188.nptl ro root=LABEL=/12 hdc=ide-scsi rhgb initrd /initrd-2.4.22-1.2188.nptl.img But it works. :huh: Link to post Share on other sites
Powerless Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 kernel (hd1,9)/vmlinuz-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl root=? :( Nope...That did not work. I guess thats it? Link to post Share on other sites
kongit Share Posted April 29, 2004 ? means I don't know what drive is your root for fedora Link to post Share on other sites
Powerless Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 Ah... Well we'll do 'em all? One of them has got to boot? So what would i add? Link to post Share on other sites
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