Cannot access to previous Linux partition
Thomas Springer
th.springer at gmx.net
Sat Aug 27 01:01:34 UTC 2005
=== Date : Sat, 27 Aug 2005 02:50:59 +0200
=== From : Thomas Springer
> === Date : Sat, 27 Aug 2005 01:28:26 +0100
> === From : Paul Smith
>
> > On 8/27/05, Thomas Springer <th.springer at gmx.net> wrote:
> > > > I have installed FC4 on a computer with MS Windows and Mandriva,
> > > > and I cannot anymore boot in Mandriva. Could someone here please
> > > > help me with accessing to my Mandriva partition?
> > > >
> > > You need to give more info.
> > >
> > > Post output of
> > >
> > > # fdisk -l /dev/hda
> > > # cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
> > >
> > > Do you have more then one harddisk?
> > >
> > > Did you install grub with FC4?
> > >
> > > Do you experience errors when you try to boot Mandriva or isn't
> > > there an option for it on boot menu?
> >
> > Thanks, Thomas. I have three hard disks: hda (MS Windows), hdb
> > (Mandriva) and hdc (FC4).
> >
> > # fdisk -l /dev/hda
> > bash: fdisk: command not found
>
> fdisk is part of util-linux.
>
> Try
>
> # /sbin/fdisk
>
> You should do this as root of course.
>
> Else
>
> # whereis fdisk
>
> > #
> > # cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
> > # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> > #
> > # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to
> > # this file NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means
> > # that all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
> > # root (hd2,0)
> > # kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdc1
> > # initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
> > #boot=/dev/hda
> > default=0
> > timeout=5
> > splashimage=(hd2,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> > hiddenmenu
> > title Fedora Core (2.6.11-1.1369_FC4)
> > root (hd2,0)
> > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb
> > quiet initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.img
> > title Other
> > rootnoverify (hd0,0)
> > chainloader +1
> > #
> >
> > Paul
> >
>
> You should notice that there isn't an boot entry for Mandriva, so add
> sth like
>
> title Mandriva
> root (hd1,0)
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-(version) ro root=/dev/hdb
> initrd /boot/initrd-(version)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I did forget.
(version) is probably "uname -r"
> to grub.conf file.
>
>
> Thomas
>
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