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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