Redirect Grub or copy new boot

Mark Sargent powderkeg at snow.email.ne.jp
Mon Mar 14 15:46:21 UTC 2005


Paul Howarth wrote:

> Mark Sargent wrote:
>
>> Paul Howarth wrote:
>>
>>> Mark Sargent wrote:
>>>
>>>> ok, when doing the re-install, to hda5, I clicked advanced, and 
>>>> chose 1st partition of /dev/hda5 for the bootloader, but, it still 
>>>> loads the original bootloader for the FC2 installation. What's the 
>>>> workaround for this..? Sorry, Paul. Cheers.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This is to be expected (as as you wanted, wasn't it?). During the 
>>> previous attempt at getting this working, didn't you add an entry to 
>>> the FC2 grub.conf to load "Fedora Core 3"?
>>>
>>> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2005-March/msg02853.html
>>>
>>> Paul.
>>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> hmmm, ok, confused now. If so, I'm still getting the same error as 
>> b4. If it shows the FC2 grub.conf, then it's not using the grub.conf 
>> from hda5, no..? Why not, when I specified it to do so.? Cheers.
>
>
> The idea to to add the "Fedora Core 3" entry to the FC2 grub.conf file 
> (used by the FC2 grub installed on the MBR), where this entry 
> chain-loads the FC3 grub from /dev/hda5, which has its own grub.conf 
> file within /dev/hda5.
>
> So you go through two levels of grub menus to boot FC3.
>
> Paul.
>
Hi All,

nah, Paul, that still gives the same eror as b4. How can I direct it to 
just go straight to the hda5 grub.conf to see if that will work..? Cheers.

Mark Sargent.




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