Redirect Grub or copy new boot

Mark Sargent powderkeg at snow.email.ne.jp
Mon Mar 14 16:30:52 UTC 2005


Paul Howarth wrote:

> Mark Sargent wrote:
>
>> Paul Howarth wrote:
>>
>>> Mark Sargent wrote:
>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you do that, you'll struggle to boot your FC2 system again.
>>>
>>> Tell me exactly what happens when you boot up. You get your FC2 boot 
>>> menu, right? It has a "Fedora Core 3" entry in it, corresponding to 
>>> this grub.conf entry:
>>>
>>> title Fedora Core 3
>>>     rootnoverify (hd0,4)
>>>     chainloader +1
>>>
>>> You select "Fedora Core 3" and then you get some error?
>>>
>>> Paul.
>>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> yes, happens exactly how you said it. The same error as b4,
>> Error 13: Invalid or unsupported executable format
>>
>> At this point, Paul, I'm not even thinking of being able to boot 
>> FC2(it seems stuffed anyway). Now, to boot straight to the FC3 
>> grub.conf, I have to do the following, yes..?
>> grub>root (hd0,4)
>>          setup (hd0)
>>          quit
>> If so, that gives the same error as b4 too.
>> filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x7
>> after root(hd0,4)
>> Startin to really **** me off, eh. Cheers.
>
>
> If it still says that then you've probably not actually fixed the 
> partition table entry for hda5 by changing it from type 0x7 
> (HPFS/NTFS) to type 0x83 (Linux) in fdisk and then writing back the 
> changes. I guess "fdisk -l /dev/hda5" would show this?
>
> Paul.
>
Hi All,

Paul, yes, had to change the ID number for the partition label. But, 
what I don't un, is, why when I partitioned within the install process, 
it didn't label it correctly. Anyway, I'm in, Paul, and that makes me a 
happy camper. Thank you, Paul. You've been very patient with me. Cheers.

Mark Sargent.




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