Patrick Dupre wrote: > Hello, > > I have 2 systems (identical) on 2 different disks: > THis is my /etc/grub.conf > boot=/dev/sda > title Fedora (2.6.23.17-88.fc7) > root (hd0,7) > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.23.17-88.fc7 ro root=/dev/sda8 rhgb > quiet selinux=0 > initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.23.17-88.fc7.img > > title Fedora (2.6.23.17-88.fc7 new) > root (hd1,4) > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.23.17-88.fc7 ro root=/dev/sdb5 rhgb > quiet selinux=0 > initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.23.17-88.fc7.img > > > I can easily boot on /dev/sda8, but not on /dev/sdb5, However, if I do: > > root (hd0,7) > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.23.17-88.fc7 ro root=/dev/sdb5 rhgb > quiet selinux=0 > initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.23.17-88.fc7.img > > then I can boot on /dev/sdb5 > The thing you have to remember is that the "root (hdx,x)" option is a Grub option, not a kernel option. It tells Grub where to find the kernel and initrd files. If there are both in /dev/sda8, then you need to use root (hd0,7) for both. If the kernel and initrd for the new install of f7 are in /dev/sdb5, then you can use root (hd1,4). Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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